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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known ...

The patient, who had underlying medical conditions, was exposed to the virus through a backyard flock and wild birds. As Iowa records its first H5N1 case in a domestic flock this year, officials warn ...

According to the CDC, at least 66 people have been infected with bird flu since last year. Most have had direct contact with ...

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.

The case in Louisiana is the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. during this current outbreak, but there was a death ...