While HPAI can potentially infect humans, the CDC says the current outbreak is primarily an animal health issue.

A person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza illness in Louisiana has passed away, according to the CDC.

Explore the implications of the first human death from H5N1 bird flu in the US and what it means for public health.

The first human bird flu death was reported out of Louisiana on Monday, Jan. 6. The same case was the first serious case of ...

Since March of last year, the U.S. has reported 66 bird flu infections, primarily mild cases among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows.

The man lost his life after contracting the bird flu virus through exposure to poultry and wild birds. A patient from Louisiana who contracted the bird flu virus after being expos ...

A patient in Louisiana who contracted a severe case of the bird flu virus H5N1 has died from the infection. This makes them ...

The patient, who had underlying medical conditions, was exposed to the virus through a backyard flock and wild birds. As Iowa records its first H5N1 case in a domestic flock this year, officials warn ...

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick ...

CDC is saddened by Louisiana's report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ...

Concerns over bird flu are growing as health officials in Louisiana are reporting the first-known human death from the virus ...

Minnesota is approving the allocation of more than $1.2 million in lottery proceeds for the research of avian influenza in ...