The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

The CDC called findings about bird flu mutations in a human case “concerning” but says the risk to the general public from the outbreak “remains low.” ...

"While the risk to humans remains low, we are always preparing for any possible scenario that could arise," HSS's Xavier ...

Nationally, 17 million birds have been exposed to avian flu, but Kansas health officials said the risk to the general public ...

The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million in funds to help bird flu ...

Although bird flu usually does not infect people, there have been some rare cases of human infection with these viruses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Last month, a patient was ...

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

Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in ...

Hundreds of dead birds have reportedly been falling from the sky in dystopian scenes in Pennsylvania. Wildlife officials ...