According to the Louisiana Department of Health, there were 57 cases in humans statewide in 2024. Three people died.

In the 12 months since the first human case, at least 70 people have been infected. There was one death linked to a human infected with bird flu in Louisiana. An H5N1 avian influenza virus molecule.

Including the Louisiana case, the CDC tallies 66 reported human cases in the U.S. since last year from any of the H5 strains of bird flu. How is bird flu spread?

In the past year, 66 people have had confirmed cases of bird flu in the U.S. The World Health Organization logged 939 human cases globally since 2003, of which 464 were fatal, although most cases ...

Bird flu has claimed its first human death in the US. A Louisiana patient died from a severe case of the H5N1 avian influenza , state health officials reported on Monday.

First US bird flu death reported in Louisiana; 37 human cases confirmed in CA. Karen Weintraub and Brian Day, USA TODAY. Mon, January 6, ... Despite first human bird flu death, ...

Bird flu has been traveling around the world since 1997. It was largely confined to wild birds until recent years. It has infected more than 60 people in the U.S. this year, though most have had ...

Bird flu has been traveling around the world since 1997. It was largely confined to wild birds until recent years. It has infected more than 60 people in the U.S. this year, though most have had ...

First US bird flu death reported in Louisiana; 37 human cases confirmed in CA. Karen Weintraub Brian Day. USA TODAY. ... Despite first human bird flu death, public health risk remains low.

A Louisiana man who had the first severe human case of bird flu in the U.S. has died, the Louisiana Department of Health reported Monday as concerns of an avian flu pandemic continue to increase ...

The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) has died. It is the first reported human death ...