A genetic analysis of samples from a Louisiana patient hospitalized with the country's first severe case of H5N1 bird flu reveals the virus likely mutated within the patient to become potentially more transmissible to humans. This development raises concerns about the potential for the virus to spread more easily among people.
Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
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