One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable it to more easily replicate in human cells and cause more severe disease in mice compared to a strain found in dairy cattle,

Researchers from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute reported in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infections that one of the first strains of bird flu to be isolated from a human in Texas exhibits a distinct set of mutations that allow it to more readily replicate in human cells and inflict more severe disease in mice than a strain found in dairy cattle.

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors".

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.

H5N1 bird flu strain impacts egg supply chain, USDA reports

Eggs are in short supply in California and high priced due to bird flu, laws, high labor and supply costs, and increased consumption

A nationwide egg shortage could make it harder for you to find eggs in your grocery store. Tuesday, WBRC talked to experts about why production is low, and prices are rising. Experts with the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association said,

Ben Affleck’s home was visited by FBI agents after he was forced to evacuate amid the Los Angeles wildfires. FBI agents and L.A. County sheriff deputies were spotted outside of Ben’s home in Brentwood, California, over the weekend, according to photos obtained by TMZ. Sources told the outlet that law enforcement officers were in the...