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

With 66 human cases and one death from bird flu in the current outbreak, there are several ways Americans could become sick.

The only other human case of bird flu in the U.S. occurred in 2022 and may not have caused any illness, with the CDC stating that the "detection may have been the result of contamination of the nasal ...

The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

For influenza viruses, imperfection is a strength. They constantly mutate, producing new strains that challenge immune ...

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 U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

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 ...

A Louisiana patient hospitalized in critical condition with severe bird flu has died, the state health department said Monday ...

Dr. Leana Wen said Sunday that the lack of testing for bird flu doesn't mean that the virus isn't alive in humans, and that she feels the federal government "should have learned our lesson from ...