On Wednesday the CDC said that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the avian influenza virus, or the "bird flu," in Louisiana. This case was confirmed by the CDC on Friday, Dec. 13, ...

This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus within the U.S., said the CDC in a statement. Genetic sequences of highly pathogenic avian ...

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...

A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized after being found with the first presumptive positive human ...

A severe case of H5N1 avian influenza has been reported in Louisiana, raising concerns despite low public infection risk.

A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

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

(Getty Images) State officials have confirmed Louisiana’s first presumptive case of the avian influenza strand H5N1 on Friday. The patient infected with the virus, a resident of Southwest ...

On Wednesday the CDC said that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the avian influenza virus, or the "bird flu," in Louisiana. This case was confirmed by the CDC on Friday ...

A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized after being found with the first presumptive positive human case of pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, better known as Bird Flu.