Scientific American

First Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to Know

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...
Forbes

First Bird Flu Death Reported In US

A Louisiana man who had the first severe human case of bird flu in the U.S. has died, the Louisiana Department of Health reported Monday as concerns of an avian flu pandemic continue to increase. The ...
People

First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana

The man was over 65 and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health Peter Garrard Beck / Getty Images Health officials have announced the first death linked to ...
The Japan Times

Bird flu could cause pandemic worse than COVID if virus mutates: Institut Pasteur

The virus would become a pandemic virus if it gains the capability of human-to-human transmission, the head of the French ...
WDTN

With bird flu hitting 1st Ohioan, what are the symptoms and how is it treated?

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio health officials are reporting the first probable human case of bird flu in the state, right here in the Miami Valley. The Ohio Department of Health reports an adult male in ...

Bird flu poses risk of pandemic worse than COVID, France's Institut Pasteur says

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 ...

1st human known to be infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu dies, Washington state officials say

The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...