The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of the 2025 ...

Health experts urged residents in Louisiana to take precautions against mosquito bites as they enjoy Fourth of July ...

It feels like you swallowed glass, and it’s now one of the most reported COVID symptoms in Louisiana. Here’s how to protect ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, there were 57 cases in humans statewide in 2024. Three people died.

For older adults who express more confidence in vaccine safety than younger groups, the past few months have brought welcome ...

Still, hundreds of ducks killed by hunters in Louisiana have tested positive for bird flu since 2022 when the outbreak began, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Still, hundreds of ducks killed by hunters in Louisiana have tested positive for bird flu since 2022 when the outbreak began, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus.

Jan. 7, 2025 – A person in Louisiana exposed to bird flu by a backyard flock has died. This marks the first U.S. human death linked to H5N1 avian flu, which has increasingly been detected in ...

The first human to contract a severe case of the current strain of bird flu has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The patient, a man over the age of 65 and with underlying ...

The Louisiana patient was infected with the D1.1 clade of the bird flu virus, a strain that is circulating in wild birds and poultry. It’s different from the variant that’s circulating in ...