"While these low frequency changes are rare in humans ... "It is somewhat concerning that the H5N1 bird flu virus found in the Louisiana patient showed a mutation that allowed it to enter the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported concerning genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu samples collected from a severely ill patient in Louisiana. These mutations may make ...

A PERSON in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is only one ...

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...

Arlene and John McDaniel spotted the incredibly rare bird in their backyard ... but whatever the mutation is affects the bird’s ability to produce red carotenoid pigments,” explains Billerman.

He said they are rare, but not unheard of ... there is no research into whether this type of genetic mutation affects the individual bird’s ability to breed, or if the mutation is hereditary.

The risk to the general public remains low, authorities said, after someone was infected with bird flu while in close contact ...

A human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the UK following a large number of outbreaks. The UK Health Security Agency ...

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

Detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California, it’s the first confirmed case of H5N9 in poultry in the US. Read more ...

Amid a "concerning" new mutation in bird flu that may indicate the virus ... Though cases of infection are rare, cats also seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1.