Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When ...
The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of ...
The CDC called findings about bird flu mutations in a human case “concerning” but says the risk to the general public from ...
The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least 875 herds across 16 states have tested positive.
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients. The ...