Just In: CDC confirms FIRST case of SEVERE #H5N1 avian influenza in the USA

Hospitalized patient is infected with D1.1 clade recently detected in US wild birds & poultry (different from the type infecting dairy cattle)

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/m1218-h5n1-flu.html

#Samara #SamaraVirus