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

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 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 ...

The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from ...

The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic ...

In December 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the first severe case of bird flu in a human in the U.S ...

Louisiana health officials have confirmed the first U.S. death linked to highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1). The ...

Louisiana has announced the first avian influenza-related human death in the country. The patient had been hospitalized with ...

A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), has died, health officials said Monday. The death was reported by the Louisiana ...

The first U.S. patient hospitalized for H5N1 bird flu has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The patient was over 65 with pre-existing conditions. While the general public's risk ...