Officials say the risk is generally low but urged Americans to take precautions while health experts closely monitor the spread of the virus.

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

The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of another pandemic -- particularly ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.