The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is warning Northeast Louisiana residents about a rise in avian influenza, ...

Louisiana wildlife officials are reporting a spike in bird deaths caused by H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza. Most ...

Among 61 people infected with bird flu in the U.S. this year, a Louisiana patient is the first to have "severe" disease ...

H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is causing mortalities in wild birds in Louisiana, the LDWF announced. Most mortalities have been detected in southwest Louisiana.

After starting the year with its first known bird flu death, the US expanded its efforts to contain the virus, which enabled ...

While many wild birds recover from infection and develop immunity to a particular strain of AI, others may exhibit ...

No human cases have been reported in southwest Louisiana, according to CDC data. However, officials are seeing cases in ...

Since March, 66 confirmed bird flu infections have been reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild and most have been detected among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows.

The top 5 infectious disease stories on AJMC.com this year covered both outbreaks and government-related developments. Bird ...