There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1.

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

H5N1 - has led to the first known casualty. While there is no known cure, the CDC does recommend methods to protect yourself.

The study found similarities in the genetic sequences between bird flu and seasonal influenza viruses that already circulate ...

A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N1 in December has passed away from the ...

Bird flu has claimed its first human in the United States, but health officials say the risk remains low and there are ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking ...

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person ...

A person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu has died.

The case in Louisiana is the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. during this current outbreak, but there was a death ...

But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...