A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe ...

The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, ...

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there ...

Here’s what to know about the United States’ first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza—and how to protect yourself.

The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is ...

There's a new concern that the virus could evolve to spread from human to human.

(CNN) — A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the same influenza virus -- in dairy cattle have ... Study Shows Drop in Use of Antiviral Medications in Young ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the same influenza virus -- in dairy cattle have ... Dec. 16, 2024 — To fight the virus that causes influenza ...