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Weirdest Medical Cases of 2024; CDC Sees Concerning H5N1 Changes; The King's Speech
Brain worms ... 200 COVID shots ... butt eels: Gizmodo reviews the weirdest medical cases of 2024. World Health Organization ...
Officials urge vigilance after H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Vermont flock
The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, was confirmed in the flock of 24 birds in Franklin County after samples taken on Dec. 19 were tested by laboratory in Iowa, the ...
Bird flu mutations in the US's first severe H5N1 case may boost the virus's ability to infect humans
Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from a severely ill patient in Louisiana revealed multiple mutations that may ...
Bird Flu Spreads to Pet Birds in Vermont
A backyard flock in Vermont was sickened with H5N1, agricultural officials said on Thursday, following other reports of bird ...
Bird Flu Mutation: Risk of New Pandemic Explained
A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...
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The mutations likely developed post-infection, the agency said
The CDC said Thursday that the mutations, detected in a sample taken from a Louisiana patient, may help bind the virus to the ...
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Concerning Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient
Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between ...
We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...
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H5N1 virus re-emerges in European mammals
Foxes in Norway and Slovenia are among the latest victims of the virus. Over the past week, notifications from national ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations
Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there ...