Public health experts share concerns that the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could turn into a pandemic. What to know after Louisiana ...

Louisiana health officials have confirmed Louisiana’s first patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the H5N1 Bird Flu. The patient from the southwest region of the state had been ...

A Louisiana resident has died from H5N1 bird flu, marking the first death from the virus in US, according to the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC). As of January 6, 2025 ...

There has been one death, a person older than 65 from Louisiana. Health officials say the risk of H5N1 bird flu to the general public remains low and there has been no indication of person-to ...

H5N1 is a subtype of influenza A virus that ... The D1.1 variant is the same bird flu strain detected in the Louisiana patient who died, though that patient was exposed via poultry, rather than ...

Among animals, more than 169 million commercial poultry or backyard birds have been infected in the current H5N1 outbreak, ...

Is US facing the risk of a fresh pandemic? Fears about a fresh pandemic has now risen as the H5N1 virus is reportedly ...

H5N1 — the bird flu virus — demands redoubling efforts to prevent its spread to humans. As most people know, influenza is ...

Type A H5N1 influenza has been ... suggest that's likely an undercount. A Louisiana resident died earlier this year after being hospitalized with bird flu. The patient was over 65 years old ...