In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...

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

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

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

The U.S. has experienced its first death from H5N1 bird flu. Here’s what happened, plus how concerned you should be, ...

The first human death from avian influenza, or bird flu, was reported in Louisiana recently. However, health professionals in ...

The agency called the mutations "concerning' and "a reminder that A(H5N1) viruses can develop changes during the clinical ...

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza or H5N1, has infected more than 130 million birds over the past two years as it ...

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 ...

H5N1 - has led to the first known casualty. While there is no known cure, the CDC does recommend methods to protect yourself.

The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus ...