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Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in U.S., CDC says

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Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in U.S., CDC says

File photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: REUTERS The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, December 26, 2024, its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an infected backyard flock on the…

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Human cases of bird flu ‘an enormous concern’: WHO

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Human cases of bird flu ‘an enormous concern’: WHO

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate. “This remains I think an enormous concern,” the UN health agency’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva. The current bird flu outbreak began in 2020 and…

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Deadly Bird Flu Reaches Mainland Antarctica For 1st Time: Scientists

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Deadly Bird Flu Reaches Mainland Antarctica For 1st Time: Scientists

The presence of the virus was confirmed on Feb. 24 in samples of dead skua seabirds. A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies. “This discovery demonstrates for the first time that the…

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