Health experts urged residents in Louisiana to take precautions against mosquito bites as they enjoy Fourth of July ...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time ...

Another batch of 900 arrived last week and some 900 more will soon make their way to the roughly 140-acre farm in Aquebogue, ...

Still, hundreds of ducks killed by hunters in Louisiana have tested positive for bird flu since 2022 when the outbreak began, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Still, hundreds of ducks killed by hunters in Louisiana have tested positive for bird flu since 2022 when the outbreak began, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus.

Earlier this week, concerns over the virus grew when a patient in Louisiana died after being hospitalized with the first human case of bird flu. (Mary Kang/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images) ...

As of now, there has been one H5N1 bird flu death in the U.S., in Louisiana. The patient was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.