To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical ...

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus ...

A U.S. patient who had been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, ...

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

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

In two of the recent U.S. cases — an adult in Missouri and a child in California — health officials have not determined how ...

The CDC noted that the “severe” case in Louisiana served as an example that in addition to affected commercial poultry and ...

Louisiana health officials said in a statement. Worldwide, more than 950 human cases of bird flu have been reported to the World Health Organization, and about half have resulted in death.

The patient was 65 years old and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...

More than 460 people have died from versions of the H5N1 bird flu virus since 2003, according to the World Health Organization ... The origin of the Louisiana person's infection was not considered ...

The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.