The CDC said Thursday its analysis of samples from a Louisiana patient with bird flu showed mutations not seen in samples ...

Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans.

The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, ...

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there ...

The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is ...

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

The virus in the first severe human bird flu case in the U.S. was found to have mutated. Follow Newsweek's live blog for ...

The CDC said that testing of a person with a severe case of bird flu indicated the virus had mutated but the risk remains low ...

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ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The bird flu virus in a patient in Louisiana has likely mutated while they were in the hospital.