The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with ...

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had ...

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

A patient with the first “ severe case ” of bird flu in the U.S. has died, according to a press release Monday from the ...

The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu had died, the country's ...

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

The other 65 known cases in the U.S. have all had been mild, though a 13-year-old girl in Canada with H5N1 also had severe ...

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

"While the risk to humans remains low, we are always preparing for any possible scenario that could arise," HSS's Xavier ...

“For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...

A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has died, health officials said Monday.

The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...