CDC: H5N1 mutations in severely ill patient could boost spread, but risk remains low
The genetic analysis of the H5N1 avian flu virus in specimens from the nation's first severely ill hospitalized patient in Louisiana reveals mutations that may enable upper-airway infection and greater transmission, concludes a technical summary from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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.
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“The changes observed were likely generated by replication of this virus in the patient with advanced disease rather than ...
The CDC reported its scientists had compared viruses ... But she called the current H5N1 situation “grim,” noting there has been an explosion of human cases. “More [genetic] sequences ...
The CDC has declared the first “severe” case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S., according to a press release published Wednesday.
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