A patient in Louisiana has died from avian influenza in what authorities consider to be the first severe H5N1 infection in a US resident. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 67 cases of bird flu in humans have been recorded in the country since 2024.

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

Customers in Louisiana and nationwide are dealing with egg prices going up and sparsely populated aisles at the grocery store following the spread of the bird flu in the U.S.

Editorial: "We don't expect our public health officials to have all the answers. But when they do have information that can save lives, it's sheer dereliction of duty to hide it. Vaccines work, and Louisiana officials need to stop the pandering and say so.

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

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

Currently, numerous grocery stores have stopped selling eggs due to a widespread shortage, which has been primarily caused by a recent bird flu outbreak. The ongoing outbreak of the highly ...

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the brink of human-to-human transmission, but predicting whether a virus will cross that threshold remains an uncertain science.

There have been 14 recorded cases of avian influenza among humans in Washington, but none in Clark County. Local health officials still consider the risk to the general public to be low.

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.

Public-health officials are now comparing the genetic features of the teen’s case with that of a Louisiana patient whose death this week was the first reported to be attributed to H5N1 in the U.S.