The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...
The CDC stressed there has been no known transmission of the virus from the Louisiana patient to anyone else. The agency said ...
Initial state and local tests for bird flu were inconclusive, and the county sent a sample to the CDC for testing. In the meantime, the county announced that the child had consumed unpasteurized ...
In a statement to NBC News, the CDC said that while Louisiana is leading the investigation, the agency “will be conducting confirmatory testing.” Bird flu has been infecting dairy cows in the ...
Although human infections in the United States have been rare, according to the CDC, bird flu has infected 60 people since April. Bird flu is a disease caused by a family of flu viruses primarily ...
CDC data shows, with 10,718 wild birds and 122,790,926 poultry being impacted around the country. File photos of a pet cat (main) and the bird flu virus (inset). Cats may be able to spread H5N1 ...