The U.S. reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to detection of bird flu in dairy cows, stating this action will streamline the state’s response. Newsom’s ...

A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such case in the United States. The agency said ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency due to H5N1, more commonly known as avian influenza or bird flu. The emergency follows an outbreak of the virus among dairy cows in ...

(KRON) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in response to bird flu on Wednesday. The declaration comes following the spread of avian influenza in 16 states, including ...

Just hours after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the first severe case of bird flu in the United States on Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States. The patient had been exposed to sick and dead birds in ...

Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first “severe” case of bird flu in a person in the U.S. The person, who was hospitalized in Louisiana, had been in contact with sick and dead birds ...

We asked experts how concerned they are. By Dani Blum California has declared a state of emergency over the outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows. H5N1, the virus that causes avian influenza ...

Louisiana resident in critical condition with severe respiratory illness Virus genotype linked to wild birds, not cattle strain US confirmed 61 human cases since April, mostly in dairy workers Dec ...

Health officials have said that the overall risk to the American population is low, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 61 human cases of the bird flu since April 2024.

The ongoing bird flu outbreak in the U.S. just got a bit more concerning: a person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first severe case of infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus in ...