The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory ...

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

The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.

Since March, 66 confirmed bird flu infections have been reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild.

The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the federal Centers for ...

Barnyard birds, waterfowl and penguins have been brought indoors at the Lehigh Valley Zoo due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

Louisiana has reported the first bird flu-related death in the U.S. Here’s what health officials are saying about the case and how to protect yourself: ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized for a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the state's health department said ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

A patient in Louisiana has died of bird flu. Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in ...