The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be ...

A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.

The U.S. has developed a bird flu vaccine that can be prepared when needed. It’s not currently available because health ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...

The first human death from H5N1 in the United States is an event of historical significance, laying bare the destructive ...

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

H5N1 has infected 66 people in the United States since early 2024, mostly causing mild illness. A Louisiana man was the first to get severely sick.

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 ...

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick ...

A recent analysis of human cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in the USA has provided new insights ...

The World Health Organisation has recorded more than 460 deaths of bird flu since 2003, but the Louisiana person was the ...

NEW YORK – The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death on Monday.