The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case ...

There have been reports of bird flu cases throughout the U.S. and one confirmed case in Louisiana. Here's what the CDC says ...

In Illinois, with waterfowl hunting season ongoing, some are worried about possible infections. Dr. Vidhya Prakash, the Chief ...

Among 61 people infected with bird flu in the U.S. this year, a Louisiana patient is the first to have "severe" disease ...

H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there ...

Federal health officials have attributed the deaths of birds in a “backyard flock” in Bossier Parish to the strain of avian ...

A farm worker in Barron County has tested positive for avian influenza after being exposed to a poultry flock infected with ...

The Health (LDH) announced on December 13 the detection of the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic ...

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first case of "severe" avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, less ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1 avian influenza, has been detected in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and ...

The CDC has reported a case in Louisiana where the patient is hospitalized and had a history of exposure to backyard poultry ...