The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild ...

A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in ...

The Louisiana Department of Health yesterday announced that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 bird flu has died, ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

Public health officials are sounding the alarm after bird flu mutations ... virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the country's first severe cases of H5N1. The agency said ...

However, a patient recently made headlines in Louisiana ... H5N1 more opportunities to adapt. As a study found earlier in December, it will only take one single mutation to make bird flu much ...

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are ...

"CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ("H5N1 bird flu") has passed away," the agency said in a statement.

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.

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.