CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United ...
December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus ("H5N1 bird flu") infection in Louisiana. This marks the first instance of severe illness linked to the virus in the United States.
H5N1 bird flu in patient shows mutations likely gained post ...
2 days ago · CDC confirms first known severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. The CDC reported its scientists had compared viruses collected from the unidentified Louisiana patient to one from infected ...
Genetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1 ...
2 days ago · CDC has sequenced the influenza viruses in specimens collected from the patient in Louisiana who was infected with, and became severely ill from HPAI A(H5N1) virus. The genomic sequences were compared to other HPAI A(H5N1) sequences from dairy cows, wild birds and poultry, as well as previous human cases and were identified as the D1.1 genotype.
Bird flu mutations show potential for easier human spread ...
1 day ago · CDC analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans. ... Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical reporter for NBC News. He ...
We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t ...
1 day ago · “While this sounds like good news, the H5N1 situation remains grim,” Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan in ...
H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC
2 days ago · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.
What to know about California's bird flu emergency | AP News
Dec 19, 2024 · H5N1 bird flu is spreading through cows, poultry, and wild birds, causing sporadic illnesses in people across the United States. One virologist weighs in on who’s most at risk and what precautions should be taken to avoid exposure.