In light of the ongoing global spread of the H5N1 avian influenza, U.S. public health experts are reassured that current ...
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 ...
So far, the H5N1 virus isn't transmitted between people — but the CDC has found a mutation in a human case "concerning." ...
The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...
A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...
The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.
Genetic analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans.
When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, ...
Just a few mutations could allow the bird flu to spread between people ... case was announced, the CDC released a statement saying, “A sporadic case of severe H5N1 bird flu illness in a person ...
Though there are many kinds of bird flu, one especially contagious strain called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1 ... bird flu being spread between humans, the CDC says, and ...