On Wednesday the CDC said that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the avian influenza virus, or the "bird flu," in Louisiana. This case was confirmed by the CDC on Friday, ...
Although bird flu usually does not infect people, there have been some rare cases of human infection with these viruses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Last month, a patient was ...
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.
A genetic analysis suggested the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation's first ...
The CDC said Thursday its analysis of samples from a Louisiana patient with bird flu showed mutations not seen in samples ...
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.