The nation has recorded its first fatality from the H5N1 bird flu, and while health officials say risk to the public remains low, there are still a few things to know. The U.S. Centers for Disease ...

While this is the first domestic fatality, there have been 66 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu since January 2024 inside the United States. Outside, more than 950 cases of H5N1 bird flu have ...

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

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

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.

San Francisco public-health officials say the risk of bird-flu infection among the general public “remains low,” and they are ...

A global outbreak of avian flu has reached Arizona, affecting animals and humans. Officials say the public health risk ...

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

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

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 ...

The U.S. has confirmed its first human death from bird flu as 66 cases have been recorded nationwide. Knewz.com can reveal ...

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