The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.

Since March, 66 confirmed bird flu infections have been reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild.

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory ...

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized for a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the state's health department said ...

The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

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.

The person who died was older than 65 and contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock ...

Louisiana has reported the first bird flu-related death in the U.S. Here’s what health officials are saying about the case and how to protect yourself: ...

The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...

The Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized in Lake Charles with the first human case of ...