Bird flu virus shows mutations in 1st severe human case

Mutations Observed In First Severe Human Bird Flu Case In US, CDC Says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the the first severe bird flu case in the US that may increase its ability to infect humans. These mutations, found in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene,
First severe human case of bird flu in US shows 'concerning' mutation, CDC says
The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is believed to be higher.
CDC: Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case
Growing concerns surrounding the transmission of H5N1 bird flu. The CDC reports that samples collected from a severely ill patient in Louisiana showed signs of mutation, as they differ from the samples collected from sick and dead birds believed to have infected the man in the first place.
CDC Issues Update on Bird Flu 'Mutations' in Humans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in a strain of the avian influenza virus H5N1, also known as bird flu, found in a Louisiana patient.The mutations were discovered after samples from the patient were analyzed,
Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.
CDC confirms 1st case of severe bird flu in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the U.S. on Wednesday.
Bird flu virus mutated in person with severe case in Louisiana, CDC finds
The CDC said that testing of a person with a severe case of bird flu indicated the virus had mutated but the risk remains low to the public as no human-to-human transmission has been documented.
Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports
Genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans, the CDC reported.
Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, suggesting the virus changed over the course of the patient’s infection.
Bird Flu Mutation: Risk of New Pandemic Explained
A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some experts of a pandemic.
Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of H5N1 bird flu show the virus likely mutated in the patient to potentially become more transmissible to humans,
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Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of ...