On Wednesday the CDC said that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the avian influenza virus, or the "bird flu," in Louisiana. This case was confirmed by the CDC on Friday, Dec. 13, ...

A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized after being found with the first presumptive positive human ...

This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus within the U.S., said the CDC in a statement. Genetic sequences of highly pathogenic avian ...

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

There are limited reports of avian flu, otherwise known as H5N1, spreading between humans in other parts of the world, ...

As the seasonal flu picks up, there are even more opportunities for the bird flu to acquire mutations as the different ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is keeping close eye on pandemic indicators amid bird flu cases arising in the ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it is awarding $306 million more in funding to support the nation's response to H5N1 avian flu.

The administration said it was committing $306 million toward improving hospital preparedness, early-stage research on ...

The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next pandemic.