As the seasonal flu picks up, there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different ...

Scott Gottlieb and Luciana Borio, a former director for medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the National Security ...

The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus.

In 2024, at least 66 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the United States, each one raising the risk of another ...

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.

The CDC previously confirmed the first severe human case of bird flu in Louisiana, but now the CDC has confirmed a virus ...

A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.

Teen's recovery from H5N1 bird flu raises concerns after genetic mutations suggest virus could become more dangerous to ...

MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first ...

The CDC called findings about bird flu mutations in a human case “concerning” but says the risk to the general public from ...

While these mutations don’t currently enable human-to-human transmission, experts warn of increased risks if bird flu mixes ...