The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus. "The patient was over the ...

The U.S. reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a significant milestone in the outbreak. The patient was ...

The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...

The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

Clinical microbiologist Dr. Agatha Jassem says they want to understand how the viruses in the two cases are related to each ...

The Louisiana Department of Health announced Jan. 6 that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 bird flu has died, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that the virus that sickened the Louisiana patient matched a ...

First US death from H5N1 avian influenza confirmed by Louisiana Department of Health in an individual with pre-existing ...

There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1.