By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu, reported recently in a hospitalized patient in Louisiana.Genetic samples from the patient contained mutations that could, in theory, help the virus …
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