There have been reports of bird flu cases throughout the U.S. and one confirmed case in Louisiana. Here's what the CDC says ...

The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case ...

In Illinois, with waterfowl hunting season ongoing, some are worried about possible infections. Dr. Vidhya Prakash, the Chief ...

Among 61 people infected with bird flu in the U.S. this year, a Louisiana patient is the first to have "severe" disease ...

H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there ...

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.

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

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first case of "severe" avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, less ...

Avian Flu has been verified in a second southwest Louisiana backyard, according to the La. Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) ...

The CDC has reported a case in Louisiana where the patient is hospitalized and had a history of exposure to backyard poultry ...

On Friday, the CDC confirmed a person from Louisiana had avian influenza A virus, H5N1, after they were exposed to sick and dead birds in a backyard flock, according to a CDC press release.

The virus H5N1 is a subtype of avian influenza, or bird flu ... With the exception of the patient in Louisiana, the majority of human bird flu infections so far have been mild.