This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus within the U.S., said the CDC in a statement. Genetic sequences of highly pathogenic avian ...
Federal health officials say that not only has a Louisiana resident contracted the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., ...
H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there ...
A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed ...
The Health (LDH) announced on December 13 the detection of the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic ...
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.
Genetic samples from the patient contained mutations that could, in theory, help the virus better infect human cells.
The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case ...