but said the detection of the genetic mutations “underscores the importance of ongoing genomic surveillance in people and animals, containment of avian influenza A(H5) outbreaks in dairy cattle ...
poultry and other animals, the agency stated. "The analysis identified low frequency mutations in the hemagglutinin gene of a sample sequenced from the patient, which were not found in virus ...
Some of the genetic samples contained mutations that in theory might help ... “these changes would be more concerning if found in animal hosts or in early stages of infection (e.g., within ...