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

The Southwest Louisiana resident who had the nation’s first severe case of bird flu has died, health officials announced ...

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

A patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday.

The Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized in Lake Charles with the first human case of ...

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

According to Dr. Hawkinson, some areas of the country are also seeing higher cases of norovirus. Add in whooping cough, walking pneumonia and bird flu, you may find yourself getting sick and unsure of ...

The CDC called findings about bird flu mutations in a human case “concerning” but says the risk to the general public from the outbreak “remains low.” ...

The Central Valley is home to many of California's most vulnerable groups to bird flu: agricultural workers. It's also where ...

The first year of Joe Biden’s presidency was defined by his exemplary efforts to curb the covid-19 pandemic. His final year ...

The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least ...

The rise of bird flu across farms in California has raised questions about the virus and its potential threat to humans.