A series of reported outbreaks at some of the largest egg producers in the U.S. have caused a shortage in egg supplies, as infected flocks are typically culled to reduce the risk of transmission. Bird ...

There was one death linked to a human infected with bird flu in Louisiana. An H5N1 avian influenza virus molecule. Ruslanas Baranauskas/Corona Borealis via Adobe Stock ABC News' medical ...

Bird flu in cats typically causes severe neurological symptoms, including blindness and seizures, along with breathing issues ...

A person who died of the bird flu in Louisiana in December illustrates that point: Scientific evidence suggests that bird flu viruses evolved inside the patient, gaining mutations that may make ...

H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn that past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.

Bird flu has long been a top contender for starting ... The one fatality over the last year was in January, when an older adult in Louisiana died after contracting the virus from a backyard ...

A Louisiana resident died earlier this year after being hospitalized with bird flu. The patient was over 65 years old and was reported to have "underlying medical conditions." The patient ...

The organization has also confirmed one human death from bird flu, which Louisiana officials reported Jan. 6. The patient, who was hospitalized in December, was older than 65 and had underlying ...

About 70 people have been sickened by bird flu, mainly poultry and dairy workers, CDC data shows. In January, a person in Louisiana became the first person to die from bird flu in the U.S ...