A genetic analysis had suggested the bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient, which could have led to the more severe illness.

The first human bird flu death was reported out of Louisiana on Monday, Jan. 6. The same case was the first serious case of ...

The first human to contract a severe case of the current strain of bird flu has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

A patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday.

US has reported its first human death due to bird flu. Bird flu is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other ...

With 66 human cases and one death from bird flu in the current outbreak, there are several ways Americans could become sick.

The patient had other underlying medical conditions that made the infection more severe, leading to his death. As per the reports, this is the first death caused by bird flu reported in the United ...

The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, in a patient hospitalized in Louisiana. The case was considered ...

The first U.S. bird flu death has been announced - a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.