A person in southwest Louisiana became ill with bird flu, or H5N1, after coming in contact with sick and dead birds, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

It’s the first ever confirmed instance of a severe bird flu infection in the United States and the first reported human case of bird flu in Louisiana.

A resident of southwestern Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu linked to a backyard flock.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first human case of bird flu (H5N1) in a person in the state. A person from southwestern Louisiana is ...

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The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is believed to be higher.

A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has died, health officials said Monday.

A person in southwest Louisiana became ill with bird flu, or H5N1, after coming in contact with sick and dead birds, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

The CDC announced the first severe case of bird flu in Louisiana after the patient was hospitalized.

(Reuters) -The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state. The individual is a resident of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first human case of bird flu (H5N1) in a person in the state. A person from southwestern Louisiana is ...