BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) says avian flu is contributing to an increase in bird deaths across the state. The CDC said that H5N1 ...

Federal health officials have attributed the deaths of birds in a “backyard flock” in Bossier Parish to the strain of avian influenza that has spread among poultry and livestock farms as well as 61 ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1, is causing deaths among wild birds in Louisiana. The risk to humans is considered minimal, but officials advise against handling sick or dead birds. While ...

Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California's governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States. The federal health agency said Wednesday that the patient has been ...