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Bird flu virus shows mutations in 1st severe human case

CDC Issues Update on Bird Flu 'Mutations' in Humans

The CDC's analysis revealed changes in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, a critical component for the virus's ability to attach to host cells. The mutations "were not found in virus sequences from poultry samples collected on the patient's property, suggesting the changes emerged in the patient after infection," the CDC stated in its December 26 update.

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First Severe Human Infection Of Bird Flu Virus In The US Shows Signs Of Mutation

A patient in Louisiana became severely ill after contracting Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in a statement on Thursday. This is the first serious case of bird flu affecting a human reported in the US since the outbreak began.

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Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says

A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed mutations that may result in the virus becoming more transmissible

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Avian Flu Hits U.S. Hard: CDC Confirms Severe Case in Louisiana, But Risk Remains Low

CNN reported on Wednesday that the first severe case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has been identified in the ...

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The first severe case of H5N1 bird flu confirmed in US: What to know about the virus

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first case of "severe" avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, less than a month after a child in California was diagnosed with the virus ...

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Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports

“But that’s not what the report said.” In the report, the CDC said the detection “underscores the importance of ongoing genomic surveillance in people and animals, containment of avian influenza ...

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What is bird flu, and should you be worried? UGA head of influenza research has answers.

In the wake of Braedyn Bruner’s General Hospital debut as Emma Scorpio-Drake, Brooklyn Rae Silzer took to X to say goodbye to ...

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