The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release ...

How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...

The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.

Robert Redfield, former CDC director, predicts bird flu would be “much more catastrophic than the COVID pandemic.” ...

O fficials from the Louisiana Department of Health have announced the death of a patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, the ...

A US man aged 66 has died after battling a bird flu infection for almost three weeks, the country’s apex health body, the ...

CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ...

There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1.

No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

The spread of avian influenza (HPAI) has also impacted the nationwide supply of poultry products, including eggs. Experts ...

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

In the U.S., cases of HMPV remain low but have been steadily rising since Nov. 2024, as reported by the CDC. As of Dec. 28, 1.94% of weekly tests were positive for HMPV, an increase from 0.55% on Nov.