On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...

The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus ...

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

Despite growing concerns about avian influenza, Bird Flu Risk, a new data-driven risk assessment suggests the chances of bird ...

The U.S. has developed a bird flu vaccine that can be prepared when needed. It’s not currently available because health ...

The increase in cases in the state comes as a Louisiana man with underlying health conditions died from the disease on Monday ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

Human bird flu cases are increasing across the country. The H5N1 virus primarily infects poultry and mammals but can be ...

But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...