State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu – is widespread in much of the ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

Louisiana reported the first H5 bird flu death in the U.S. on January 6 this year ... However, the researchers also found that countries where poultry are vaccinated against H5 bird flu—specifically ...

It was first identified in geese in Southern China in 1996 ... becoming the first death in the US from bird flu. Both of these patients had the D1.1 strain of the virus, which is circulating ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a person has died of H5N1 bird flu in the United States ... H5N1 was first identified in Southern China in 1996 and it has ...

The case fatality rate is approximately 52%, per the CDC. The countries reporting the highest number of human bird flu deaths are Indonesia, Egypt, Vietnam, Cambodia and China. The case fatality rate ...

The LDH announced Monday that a man over the age of 65 died from Bird Flu, making this the first case of death in the US. LSU Health experts weigh in on how this can raise a little concern over ...

Avian influenza, commonly termed “bird flu”, is caused by the avian influenza virus A. This virus is usually found in wild water birds like ducks, geese, swans, etc. Infected birds shed the virus in ...

A decade-old bird flu strain, H5N9, has surfaced in US poultry for the first time, detected in a California duck farm.

Louisiana reported the first H5 bird flu death in the U.S. on January 6 this ... are vaccinated against H5 bird flu—specifically China—saw a faster rate of viral evolution compared to those ...

A patient in Louisiana has died from H5N1 bird flu. This is the first H5N1 bird flu death in the U.S. The virus has shown signs of mutating in patients. The U.S. has experienced its first death ...