CDC releases new report on bird flu mutations in humans
The CDC warns samples of the bird flu virus show signs of mutations that could make it more transmissible to humans. The CDC says it appears the H5N1 virus contained mutations in the Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness.
Here’s what to know about the United States’ first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza—and how to protect yourself.
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Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC saysThe agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, suggesting the virus changed over the course of the patient’s infection.
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