A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of ...

The CDC said the patient's sample showed mutations in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, the part of the virus that plays a key ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the the first severe bird flu case in the US ...

There have been 61 reported human cases of bird flu reported in the U.S. since April, according to CDC data. Almost all confirmed cases have had direct contact with infected cattle or infected ...

A patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in Louisiana, the CDC said. This case is the first confirmed instance of a severe human infection linked to the H5N1 virus. The CDC said ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States. The federal health agency said Wednesday that the patient has been ...

"This case does not change CDC’s overall assessment of the immediate risk to the public’s health from H5N1 bird flu, which remains low." The CDC notes that this “severe” case in Louisiana ...

The CDC has confirmed a man in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the United States. Health officials say the patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in his ...

To date, the CDC has confirmed 58 human cases of bird flu in the U.S. The vast majority were exposed to infected cattle or poultry. Arizona reported an additional two cases in poultry workers on ...

On Wednesday the CDC said that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the avian influenza virus, or the "bird flu," in Louisiana. This case was confirmed by the CDC on Friday ...