The U.S. has experienced its first death from H5N1 bird flu. Here’s what happened, plus how concerned you should be, ...

Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When ...

In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...

The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be ...

A wastewater sample from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission tested positive for H5 bird flu this week, according to ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19.

The main symptoms of bird flu include a high temperature or feeling hot and shivery, aching muscles, a headache and a cough ...

The first human death from bird flu in the United States was recently reported in Louisiana, sparking nationwide concern as ...

U.S. Senate Democrats raised concerns Wednesday that Republicans have scheduled a hearing for one of President-elect Donald ...

Ella Jeffries is an editorial intern with Smithsonian magazine. The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be mild, health e ...