“The changes observed were likely generated by replication of this virus in the patient with advanced disease rather than ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow). [Photo: CDC and NIAID] BY Michael Grothaus 4 minute read This week, the Centers for Disease Control ...

The CDC has declared the first “severe” case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S., according to a press release published Wednesday. The good news? The person who contracted the virus appears to have ...

On Friday, the CDC confirmed a person from Louisiana had avian influenza A virus, H5N1, after they were exposed to sick and dead birds in a backyard flock, according to a CDC press release.

So far, no person-to-person spread of H5N1 bird flu has been detected. The CDC says the immediate risk to the public’s health remains low, but those with work or recreational exposure to ...

Please read additional Q&A features and commentaries at: CDC Expert Commentary. What is the level of concern regarding H5N1? Daskalakis: We’ve been concerned about H5N1 for 20 years. When you ...

The patient is in Louisiana and was exposed to backyard flocks sick with H5N1. According to information from the CDC, infected birds spread bird flu through their spit, snot and poop. Other ...

"This is the first case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. that has been linked to exposure to a backyard flock." The CDC added that seeing a severe case of H5N1 is not totally unexpected. Historically ...

Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, confirmed the case during a news conference on the H5N1 situation in the country. But ...