Detroit Free Press18d
Southwestern Louisiana resident hospitalized with presumptive positive case of Bird Flu
A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized after being found with the first presumptive positive human ...
Boston researcher and physician says we’re at ‘DEFCON 3’ for bird flu. Here’s what that means.
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.
"Concerning" bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient underscores pandemic potential of H5N1
In 2024, at least 66 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the United States, each one raising the risk of another ...
East Bay Times7d
H5N1 virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
(CNN) — A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe ...
USA Today15d
The first severe case of H5N1 bird flu confirmed in US: What to know about the virus
commonly known as bird flu, less than a month after a child in California was diagnosed with the virus. On Friday, the CDC confirmed a person from Louisiana had avian influenza A virus, H5N1 ...
Eyeing Potential Bird Flu Outbreak, Biden Administration Ramps Up Preparedness
The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before ...
STAT16d
CDC confirms first known severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
The United States has confirmed its first known severe human infection of H5N1 bird flu, in a person in Louisiana believed to ...
Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns
A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says ...
Biden Administration, in its Final Days, Commits More Cash to Bird Flu Preparation
Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in ...
As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu
Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...
Bird Flu Update: How Regular Influenza May Help Protect You
Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...