Although it does not generally infect humans, a single mutation of the H5N1 virus in the highly pathogenic avian and bovine clade 2.3.4.4b could overcome this barrier and possibly trigger a pandemic.
Recent study reveals H5N1 mutations enhancing human receptor binding, highlighting pandemic risks and the need for vigilant ...
Health officials in Marin County are investigating a possible H5N1 bird flu case in a child. Officials have been ...
Dozens of people in the United States have caught bird flu from animals this year, but there's no evidence that the viral ...
Current strains of the bovine (cow) H5N1 virus are not known to be transmissible among people; however, infections have occurred in people exposed to infected wild birds, poultry, dairy cows and ...
The Scripps Research Institute finding counters prevailing thought that the virus would require multiple mutations before it ...