America's first human death from bird flu occurred in Louisiana, where an elderly resident succumbed to the H5N1 virus after exposure to infected backyard birds. The Louisiana Department of Health ...

No other people were found to have been sickened by the virus in Louisiana. "CDC has carefully studied the available information about the person who died in Louisiana and continues to assess that the ...

when these changes might be more likely to facilitate spread to close contacts," the CDC said. "Notably, in this case, no transmission from the patient in Louisiana to other persons has been ...

The CDC reportedly found potentially troublesome bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient. This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus ...

The CDC stressed there has been no known transmission of the virus from the Louisiana patient to anyone else. The agency said its findings about the mutations were “concerning,” but the risk to the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed the first death in the United States linked to H5N1 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...

The CDC on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu ...

Learn about the CDC's new measures for clinicians, including prompt testing for bird flu and antiviral treatment, to respond to the outbreak.