A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe ...

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 ...

Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between ...

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

The patient was likely infected after having contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier this month.

While the risk of infection to the general public remains low, the recent rise in human cases linked to backyard flocks has raised concerns.

Northwest Naturals recalls pet food nationwide after bird flu detection in Oregon. Learn about the recall and safety measures ...

But while the current risk from our fuzzy feline friends is considered very low, public health officials nonetheless have ...

The symptoms of the viral infection include eye redness, cough, sore throat, fever, runny nose, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle ...

Veterinarians across the state are monitoring a recent outbreak of the bird flu in Mississippi. Bird flu, also known as H5N1 ...

The LA County Department of Public Health confirmed the first human case of bird flu in the county, just days after Gov.