The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.

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

No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

As concerns over avian influenza have grown after a Louisiana man died from it earlier this week, there have been calls to ...

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

O fficials from the Louisiana Department of Health have announced the death of a patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, the ...

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

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

A person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu has died.

A patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday.

The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.

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