The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.  The ...

Customers in Louisiana and nationwide are dealing with egg prices going up and sparsely populated aisles at the grocery store ...

Early this month, the state health department announced that a person in Louisiana died from the bird flu, also known as H5N1.

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Centers for Disease Control’s influenza map has Louisiana shaded purple, indicating very high levels ...

How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...

Avian influenza A (H5N1) has mutated, so the symptoms of bird flu could change as more people get sick in 2025.

If you've been feeling achy with flu-like symptoms, you are not alone. Louisiana leads the nation in cases of flu-like ...

When a pathogen — any organism that causes a disease — jumps species, scientists get nervous because its genetic makeup can ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.