A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the U.S. has died, the state's health department reported Monday. This marks the first human death related to bird flu in the U.S.

The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds he raised at home.

The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, the state health department said Monday. The person who contracted the

The case involved the D1.1 strain of H5N1, the same subtype that caused the severe condition of a 13-year-old girl in Canada late last year. Genetic sequencing of the Louisiana patient ... "Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection has previously been ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising across the U.

A Louisiana man has become the first person in the United States to die of avian influenza, state health officials ... illness related to the H5N1 bird flu virus. The patient, whom people familiar ...

The Louisiana patient who ... s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, the state health department said Monday. The person who contracted the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic bird ...