H5N1 virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
The patient was likely infected after having contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock, the US Centers for Disease ...
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First severe case of bird flu detected in US, CDC confirms
A patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in Louisiana, the CDC said. This case is the first confirmed instance of a severe human infection linked to the H5N1 virus. The CDC said ...
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Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns
“We don’t know what combination of mutations would lead to a pandemic H5N1 virus… but the more humans are infected, the more chances a pandemic virus will emerge.”The CDC has confirmed 65 ...
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CDC confirms first known severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, confirmed the case during a news conference on the H5N1 situation in the country. But ...
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Mississippi confirms H5N1 in chickens. Know bird flu symptoms, keep your family healthy
The patient is in Louisiana and was exposed to backyard flocks sick with H5N1. According to information from the CDC, infected birds spread bird flu through their spit, snot and poop. Other ...
CDC on High Alert as Bird Flu Cases Rise in the US: Is the H5N1 Virus Showing Pandemic Red Flags?
Bird flu cases are on the rise in the U.S., and the CDC is on high alert. With 66 confirmed human cases so far, officials are ...
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CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
However, the Louisiana case -- the first-ever reported H5N1 illness in that state -- "marks the first instance of severe illness linked to the virus in the United States," the CDC said in a ...
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CDC Flags Mutations in H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Amid Heightened Surveillance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...
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Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility: CDC
"We don't know what combination of mutations would lead to a pandemic H5N1 virus... but the more humans are infected, the more chances a pandemic virus will emerge." The CDC has confirmed 65 cases ...
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H5N1 bird flu update: Symptoms, map, human cases, and what to know about the CDC’s response
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow). [Photo: CDC and NIAID] BY Michael Grothaus 4 minute read This week, the Centers for Disease Control ...
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CDC Confirms First ‘Severe’ Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in U.S.
The CDC has declared the first “severe” case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S., according to a press release published Wednesday. The good news? The person who contracted the virus appears to have ...
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Southwestern Louisiana resident hospitalized with presumptive positive case of Bird Flu
A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized after being found with the first presumptive positive human case of pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, better known as Bird Flu.