Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans.

The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is ...

The CDC's analysis revealed changes in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, a critical component for the virus's ability to attach to ...

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A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed ...

Whooping cough cases are nearly five times higher than cases reported in 2023, with the CDC urging people to get vaccinated.

The CDC said Thursday its analysis of samples from a Louisiana patient with bird flu showed mutations not seen in samples ...

Genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to ...

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The CDC said that testing of a person with a severe case of bird flu indicated the virus had mutated but the risk remains low ...