A genetic analysis suggested the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation's first severe case of the illness, the CDC said this week. Scientists believe the ...

The CDC reportedly found potentially troublesome bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient. This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus ...

The case in Louisiana is the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. during this current outbreak, but there was a death in Mexico back in May 2024 in a patient with no known exposure to farm ...

A genetic analysis of the bird flu in the body of a Louisiana man who contracted the first severe case found it mutated inside of his body, a development that could allow the virus to more easily ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The ...

The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...

Two cases of bird flu have been detected at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia, marking the first time the highly contagious ...