The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed the first U.S. human death from bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic ...

The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.

Since March, 66 confirmed bird flu infections have been reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild.

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized for a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the state's health department said ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...

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

The person who died was older than 65 and contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock ...

especially birds that seem sick or are dead. Stay away from animals you know have the H5N1 virus and any surface they’ve been on. Avoid contact with cows infected with bird flu. Don’t drink ...