What is bird flu, and how did it get to a Louisiana patient? Here's how it spreads to humans.
H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there are no known cases of human-to-human transmission, said the CDC's Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
A patient in Louisiana is the first in the U.S. with a “severe” case of bird flu that has been linked to wild and ...
Texas and Louisiana on Alert as Bird Flu Cases Surface, Health Officials Urge Precautionary Measures
Texas health officials warn of bird flu after a Galveston duck tests positive and the CDC reports a severe human case.
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in ...
Another state has reported a possible case of human bird flu as overall figures rise in the U.S., increasing the risk of a pandemic.
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