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.

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 ...

"CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ("H5N1 bird flu") has passed away," the agency said in a statement.

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are ...

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

The shots rely on the same mRNA technology that was used to create COVID-19 vaccines. In recent weeks, scientists led by a ...

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

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." ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking that people with flu severe enough to require hospitalization ...