To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical ...

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.

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

NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe ...

A US patient who had been hospitalised with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country's first reported human death from the virus, reported Reuters ...

Globally, the world health organization has recorded over 950 H5N1 cases, with roughly half resulting in fatalities. "CDC is saddened by Louisiana's report that a person previously hospitalized ...

The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.

Louisiana health officials said that their ... but not surprising,” said Dr. Richard Webby, who directs the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had ... according to the World Health Organization. The bird flu virus “is a serious threat ...