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

New research led by La Jolla Institute for Immunology scientists on the H5N1 virus, or “bird flu,” suggests that many people ...

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 ...

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known ...

H5N1 has infected 66 people in the United States since early 2024, mostly causing mild illness. A Louisiana man was the first to get severely sick.

The CDC called findings about bird flu mutations in a human case “concerning” but says the risk to the general public from ...

While this is the first reported human fatality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 66 human ...

As concerns about outbreaks of bird flu and the nation’s response continue to grow, the U.S. reported its first death from ...

Egg prices are rising across the U.S. as producers recover from the flock losses suffered in the past two years amid bird flu.

The World Health Organisation has recorded more than 460 deaths of bird flu since 2003, but the Louisiana person was the ...

The patient, who had underlying medical conditions, was exposed to the virus through a backyard flock and wild birds. As Iowa records its first H5N1 case in a domestic flock this year, officials warn ...