bird flu, Louisiana

Officials say bird flu likely mutated inside Louisiana resident
Federal health officials say that not only has a Louisiana resident contracted the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., but that the virus likely mutated in the patient. The findings raise concern regarding the adaptability of the virus.
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu,
Is there a bird flu outbreak in Louisiana? What to know about the avian flu
There have been reports of bird flu cases throughout the U.S. and one confirmed case in Louisiana. Here's what the CDC says about bird flu infections.
What is bird flu, and how did it get to a Louisiana patient? Here's how it spreads to humans.
H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there are no known cases of human-to-human transmission, said the CDC's Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed mutations that may result in the virus becoming more transmissible
Bird flu detected in southwest Louisiana backyard flock following state's first presumptive positive human case
The Health (LDH) announced on December 13 the detection of the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1,
Patient Hospitalized in Louisiana With First US Case of Severe Bird Flu
In a case first reported in Louisiana, a patient has now developed the first known case of bird flu so severe as to require hospitalization.
Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.
Bird flu found in Louisiana backyard flock; producers urged to take precautions
Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard flock in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The backyard flock owner alerted the Louisiana Department of Agriculture
Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns
A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says the CDC.
Bird flu confirmed in Bossier Parish ‘backyard flock,’ Louisiana ag dept. reports
Federal health officials have attributed the deaths of birds in a “backyard flock” in Bossier Parish to the strain of avian influenza that has spread among poultry and livestock farms as well as 61 people so far.
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Avian influenza concerns growing, medical experts monitoring
In Illinois, with waterfowl hunting season ongoing, some are worried about possible infections. Dr. Vidhya Prakash, the Chief ...