CDC: Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case
Growing concerns surrounding the transmission of H5N1 bird flu. The CDC reports that samples collected from a severely ill ...
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Bird flu virus in patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, suggesting the virus changed over the course of the patient’s infection.
Rare case of human rabies kills NKY resident, health officials say
A Northern Kentucky resident has died from a rare case of human rabies, health officials say. In a press release Friday, the ...
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington sanctuary now under quarantine
A big cat sanctuary in Washington is temporarily closed and quarantined after bird flu killed 20 wild cats there, including ...
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US Isn't Taking Prompt Action Against Bird Flu, Warn Health Experts
America is heading into an even higher-risk period as the seasonal flu begins to circulate. This also raises a question of ...
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Human death from rabies reported in Northern Kentucky
The Kentucky Department of Health has confirmed that a person has died after contracting rabies in Northern Kentucky.