CDC, Bird flu

Bird flu uptick in US has CDC on alert for pandemic 'red flags': report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is keeping close eye on pandemic indicators amid bird flu cases arising in the United States.
Bird Flu Update: CDC Says It's Searching for These Pandemic Red Flags
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.
CDC: Bird flu virus likely mutated within sick patient
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.
CDC: Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case
Growing concerns surrounding the transmission of H5N1 bird flu. The CDC reports that samples collected from a severely ill patient in Louisiana showed signs of mutation, as they differ from the samples collected from sick and dead birds believed to have infected the man in the first place.
CDC on High Alert as Bird Flu Cases Rise in the US: Is the H5N1 Virus Showing Pandemic Red Flags?
Bird flu cases are on the rise in the U.S., and the CDC is on high alert. With 66 confirmed human cases so far, officials are watching closely for signs that the virus could mutate and spread more easily between people,
Bird flu update in Louisiana; What the CDC says about mutations in patient
The CDC reportedly found potentially troublesome bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient. This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus within the U.S., said the CDC in a statement. Genetic sequences ...
Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed mutations that may result in the virus becoming more transmissible
'Worrisome' mutations found in H5N1 bird flu virus isolated from Canadian teenager
Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.
"Concerning" bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient underscores pandemic potential of H5N1
In 2024, at least 66 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the United States, each one raising the risk of another pandemic like COVID-19. So far, most cases have been described as “mild,” which means they weren't hospitalized.
Experts warn of bird flu mutation after first severe U.S. case in Louisiana
Health experts are raising concerns after genetic sampling of the first severe H5N1 bird flu case in the U.S. Map shows US states where 'damaging' Arctic blast will hit first - and more to come Look inside the Breakers,
Scientists Are Racing to Develop a New Bird Flu Vaccine
As bird flu continues to ramp up, many are wondering what tools—namely, vaccines—we have to fight it if such intervention ...
Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk: 'Significant Public Health Concern'
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of ...
Bird flu suspected in some Ohio wild birds
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources collected and submitted samples from a number of dead wild birds to test for the ...
Bird Flu Detected in Wastewater of Three Arizona Cities
A subtype of influenza that is likely to be bird flu has been detected in three Arizona cities according to wastewater sampling.