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Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports

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H5N1 samples from patient in Louisiana show signs of mutations that may make virus more transmissible to humans, CDC says.

The patient, who was hospitalized with serious respiratory symptoms, contracted bird flu from exposure to sick birds in a backyard flock.

One of the mutations was also seen in a sample from a British Columbia teenager.

Experts say there's no evidence the mutations were “functional” meaning the virus could actually attach to the upper airway.

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