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

The news comes in the midst of HPAI cases in a commercial poultry operation in Kent County, Del., plus one in Caroline County ...

If local authorities tell you to dispose of the bird’s carcass (body), wear disposable gloves to pick it up. If you don’t have gloves, turn a plastic bag inside out and use it to pick up the carcass.

Health experts around the world have for months been urging US authorities to increase surveillance and share more ...

The person became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, the health department said in a news release. The department declined to release any more information about ...

But it wasn't officially America's national bird until this week. On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed some 50 bills into law — including one that amends the U.S. Code to give the bald eagle ...

The disease was detected in a wastewater sample collected from the Northeast Water Resource Recovery Facility near 70th ...