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. Avian bird flu update; Mutations found in ...

The Louisiana patient was infected with the D1.1 clade of the bird flu virus, a strain that is circulating in wild birds and poultry. It’s different from the variant that’s circulating in ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus.

A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed mutations that may result in the virus becoming more transmissible among ...

A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, or bird flu), has died, health officials announced on Monday. The death was ...

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Still, hundreds of ducks killed by hunters in Louisiana have tested positive for bird flu since 2022 when the outbreak began, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The bird flu virus likely mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a genetic ...

Bird flu hospitalizes person in Louisiana, the first severe infection in U.S. Meanwhile, Delaware and Wisconsin report two possible infections, which if confirmed raises total cases to 63 ...

The Louisiana patient was infected with the D1.1 clade of the bird flu virus, a strain that is circulating in wild birds and poultry. It’s different from the variant that’s circulating in ...

Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says by Nathaniel Weixel - 12/27/24 1:00 PM ET. by Nathaniel Weixel - 12/27/24 1:00 PM ET.