The CDC warns samples of the bird flu virus show signs of mutations that could make it more transmissible to humans. The CDC ...

A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...

Here’s what to know about the United States’ first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza—and how to protect yourself.

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

H5N1 bird flu samples collected from a severely ill patient in ... One of the mutations was also seen in a sample from a ...

The CDC has confirmed 65 cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans in 2024. Of those, 39 were associated with dairy herds and 23 with ...

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

The 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 ...

A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of H5N1 bird flu show the virus likely mutated in the patient to potentially ...

Jon Jackson is an Associate Editor at Newsweek based in New York. His focus is on reporting on the Ukraine and Russia war. Jon previously worked at The Week, the River Journal, Den of Geek and Maxim.