To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical ...
Louisiana health officials said that their investigation ... infection here is tragic but not surprising,” said Dr. Richard ...
How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...
A U.S. patient who had been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, ...
The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild ...
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.
The CDC noted that the “severe” case in Louisiana served as an example that in addition to affected commercial poultry and ...
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus ...
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory ...
More than 460 people have died from versions of the H5N1 bird flu virus since 2003, according to the World Health Organization ... The origin of the Louisiana person's infection was not considered ...
The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.