The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus ...

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette.

Public health officials are sounding the alarm after bird flu mutations ... virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the country's first severe cases of H5N1. The agency said ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

However, a patient recently made headlines in Louisiana ... H5N1 more opportunities to adapt. As a study found earlier in December, it will only take one single mutation to make bird flu much ...

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers ...

Bird flu has been detected in a Lincoln wastewater sample, but it isn't clear whether the virus came from animals, animal ...

The advisory comes amid concerns that cases of H5N1 avian influenza will sicken more people in the United States.

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. "We do need subtype confirmation to make sure it's ‘H5,’ and sub-type testing is not widely accessible." ...

Moderna has been awarded approximately $590 million from the federal government to help speed up the development of an ...