The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on in response to the bird flu outbreak affecting dairy herds. Find out more about the rising cases, its symptoms, and other details below.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency in response to a bird flu outbreak. California is in a state of emergency due to a recent bird flu outbreak. As residents grapple with ...

A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.

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

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

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...

The federal government’s deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.

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.

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