In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...

Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When ...

The U.S. has experienced its first death from bird flu (H5N1). The death happened in a Louisiana patient who contracted H5N1 after being exposed to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and ...

The main symptoms of bird flu include a high temperature or feeling hot and shivery, aching muscles, a headache and a cough ...

The first human death from bird flu in the United States was recently reported in Louisiana, sparking nationwide concern as ...

U.S. Senate Democrats raised concerns Wednesday that Republicans have scheduled a hearing for one of President-elect Donald ...

The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be ...

Ella Jeffries is an editorial intern with Smithsonian magazine. The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be mild, health e ...

Concerns about the dangers of bird flu are growing Tuesday after the first reported death in Louisiana from the virus.

With reports of the first human death from bird flu, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days ...

The BC Centre for Disease Control says it is comparing the genetic features of a local teenager's avian flu case with that of ...