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The version of the H5N1 virus contracted by a Canadian teenager contains some disturbing mutations ... health said it's investigating a possible bird flu infection in a child with mild symptoms.

Viral genome sequences released last week suggest that the teenager is infected with an H5N1 avian influenza virus bearing mutations that ... to make the jump from birds to humans.

Experts say every time the virus spreads to a non-bird mammal, this raises the risk that it may gain a mutation making it better able to infect humans. Most of the human cases in the US could be ...

Bird flu has dominated headlines in recent months as staggering numbers of cases had a knock-on effect within the food industry and the economy at large, however, the avian influenza could now ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the first human case of bird flu in the country, believed to be caused by the H5N1 virus. The British Columbia patient is not only the first ...

Along Highway 41 North in Inverness, Florida lies a 13-acre animal oasis called Ziggy’s Haven. Ziggy’s is an animal sanctuary and adoption center that cares for nearly 300 rescued parrots and other ...

Bird flu has dominated headlines in recent months as staggering numbers of cases had a knock-on effect within the food industry and the economy at large, however, the avian influenza could now ...

The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager ... so it’s impossible to know for sure if the mutations were in the virus that infected him or her.