First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
No other people were found to have been sickened by the virus in Louisiana. "CDC has carefully studied the available information about the person who died in Louisiana and continues to assess that the ...
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Bird Flu Virus Likely Mutated Within Louisiana Patient, CDC Says
A genetic analysis suggested the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation's first severe case of the illness, the CDC said this week. Scientists believe the ...
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Bird flu update in Louisiana; What the CDC says about mutations in patient
The CDC reportedly found potentially troublesome bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient. This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus ...
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First U.S. H5 Bird Flu Death Confirmed—What the CDC Wants You to Know About Your Risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed the first death in the United States linked to H5N1 ...
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...
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Louisiana reported the first bird flu death in the US
A Louisiana patient has become the first to die of bird flu in the US. According to AP News, state health officials announced ...
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CDC confirms positive bird flu result in San Francisco child
There are currently 67 confirmed human cases of bird nationally, including one death in an elderly person in Louisiana, CDC data shows. Human cases of bird flu are first identified by state health ...