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.

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.

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 ...

It is possible that horses were forced to feed on the carcasses of dead birds, the natural carriers of H5N1, as much of ...

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

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

The notion of how human well-being is intimately intertwined with environmental health is gaining traction globally, with ...

The agriculture ministry said the outbreak was confirmed after the farm reported increasing deaths among its chickens ...