In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...

The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release ...

The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

H5N1 - has led to the first known casualty. While there is no known cure, the CDC does recommend methods to protect yourself.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million in funds to help bird flu ...

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

Over 200 snow geese found across Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are suspected to have been killed by the bird flu, and experts ...

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

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