The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known U.S.

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

An expert said that monitoring has increased for US cattle but warned “big gaps” remain. Read more at straitstimes.com.