The Louisiana patient’s death does not change the overall assessment by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the immediate risk to the public’s health from H5N1 bird flu, which ...
Texas officials on Wednesday confirmed several dead birds that were discovered earlier this month near Austin tested positive for bird flu.
While HPAI can potentially infect humans, the CDC says the current outbreak is primarily an animal health issue.
At least 66 people in the U.S. tested positive for the bird flu during 2024, including 63 cases that resulted from exposure ...