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.

Now the Louisiana Department of Health confirms the first human case of West Nile virus. This case was confirmed in an ...

LDH confirms Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of the 2025 mosquito season and urges all Louisianans to ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first human case of West Nile virus this mosquito season, with the ...

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

RFK Jr.’s uncle once wrote a book called Profiles in Courage, consisting of short biographies of US senators who bucked their ...

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 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 ...