That person worked closely with sick birds as part of depopulation efforts and they recovered after a few days, the CDC said. In early January 2025, a person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death on ...

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there are many ...