Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.
First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday.
New Jersey ramps up efforts to fight bird flu after spike in wild bird deaths
New Jersey officials announced Friday they are ramping up efforts against H5N1 bird flu with clusters of sick and dead birds detected since late 2024.
The first US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.
Bird flu detected in wild goose
It is the first wild bird to test positive in Northern Ireland since September 2023.
Pittsburgh-area businesses are affected by surge in bird flu cases
Restaurants in Bethel Park and Cecil Township have been affected by Bird Flu, which is affecting their use of eggs.
Bird flu detected in Connecticut backyard flock
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture shared on Friday that avian flu was detected in a flock of birds in New London County.
WTEN Albany on MSN10d
Bird flu poses low threat to New Yorkers, officials say
Although no cases of bird flu were detected in humans or livestock within the state so far, the New York State Department of ...
Crain's New York4d
Bellevue Hospital gets $2M to develop bird flu protocols
Federal money has started flowing to the city’s public hospital system to prepare for a potential bird flu outbreak among ...
Bird flu wipes out 200 snow geese in Pennsylvania as expert fears ‘something worse is on the way’
Over 200 snow geese found across Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are suspected to have been killed by the bird flu, and experts ...
Bird flu vaccine: What to know
Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor ...
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
The agency says labs should accelerate testing on patients hospitalized with the flu within 24 hours of their admission.
The Associated Press on MSN12d
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
(CDC/NIAID via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who ...
First bird flu patient in U.S. dies in Louisiana
The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of ...
Bird Flu
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.