The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had ...

A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has died, health officials said Monday.

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 patient was 65 years old and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...

The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...

A U.S. patient who had been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, ...

The death of a patient hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana is a concerning development as the virus continues to spread among animals and humans.

The other 65 known cases in the U.S. have all had been mild, though a 13-year-old girl in Canada with H5N1 also had severe ...

The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.

The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds.

The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu had died, the country's ...