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.

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what ...

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.

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.

There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1.

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

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

Bird flu has claimed its first human in the United States, but health officials say the risk remains low and there are ...

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

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