The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found mutations in the bird flu virus samples from a Louisiana patient that could make it more transmissible among humans. However, the patient’s exposure with backyard flocks limited the disease’s spread. Experts believe this mutation emphasizes the need for ongoing surveillance, and urge for prevention measures among people with vectors exposure, primarily through poultry farms and culling operations.

Covenant Health says thousands of Mainers' personal data was hacked in data breach – newscentermaine.com
Covenant Health says thousands of Mainers’ personal data was hacked in data breach newscentermaine.com