A Canadian teenager who contracted H5N1 bird flu has made a full recovery, but genetic analysis revealed concerning mutations that may have made the virus more deadly and targeted human cells more easily. Researchers are sounding the alarm over these findings, which were published in a recent study exploring H5N1 cases from 2024 in North America.
Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3292989/worrisome-mutations-found-h5n1-bird-flu-virus-isolated-canadian-teen