No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

A local avian expert wants municipal and federal health authorities to increase public education efforts in the wake of ...

There have been four flu pandemics since the start of the 20th century. What we’ve learned—and why we still can’t predict the ...

With winds forecast to increase to between 40 and 60 miles per hour later this afternoon, a wildfire is scorching a swath of ...

The only other human case of bird flu in the U.S. occurred in 2022 and may not have caused any illness, with the CDC stating that the "detection may have been the result of contamination of the nasal ...

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick ...

A person in the United States has died after contracting H5N1 bird flu, marking the country’s first death from the virus. The ...

The death comes as multiple infectious diseases are surging throughout the US, including the 10th wave of the COVID-19 ...