The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds. On Monday, the Louisiana Health Department confirmed that a patient has become the first person dead of bird flu, or H5N1, in the United States. RELATED: California Health Authorities Confirm H5N1 Avian Influenza in Raw Milk Sample The […]

The CDC reported that contact tracing is still ongoing and that there is currently no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. This case was identified through influenza testing and represents the second finding in the US virus surveillance program. Related: Canada Confirms First Domestically Acquired Human Case of H5N1 Bird Flu The US health […]

Currently, scientists are investigating how a teenager in British Columbia got infected. On Wednesday, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed the first domestically acquired human case of H5N1 avian influenza in Canada. RELATED: First Confirmation of H5N1 Avian Influenza in Pigs in the U.S A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized and tested […]