Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The death comes as multiple infectious diseases are surging throughout the US, including the 10th wave of the COVID-19 ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the first human death caused by H5N1 avian influenza in the United States. The victim, a person over 65 years of age with pre-exist ...

A person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu has died.

Human MxA protein suppresses mammalian H5N1 virus replication, but emerging mutations may enable partial evasion, raising ...

But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United ...

COVID-19 pandemic aftermath, potential threats from infectious diseases like bird flu, and importance of one health approach.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ramped up its fight against the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Two Influenza A (H5N1) virions, types of bird flu virus, under a microscope. AP Last week, the United States reported its first severe case of the virus, in a Louisiana resident above the age of ...

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown ...