Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans.
The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalized in the US has mutated to become better adapted to human ...
The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalized in the United States has mutated to become better adapted to ...
A devastating bird flu outbreak has killed 20 big cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington, a nonprofit animal ...
The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is ...
Genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to ...
Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there ...
The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, ...
Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between ...
A Louisiana woman with the first severe case of bird flu in the US had a mutated form of the disease that may make it more ...
Health experts are now warning pet owners to be cautious about raw foods and limit pets’ exposure to wildlife.