To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical colleges and health care systems (including hospitals, agencies and hospitals) for programs that train future health care professionals.

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized ... to at least seven other deaths from other countries in recent years. Since 2003, the World Health Organization has counted more than 400 deaths from the virus. One other U.S. hospital patient ...

The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds he raised at home.

The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.

How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird flu mortality rate and who is at risk.

An individual in Louisiana who was hospitalised due to severe respiratory ... and more than 460 of those people died, according to the World Health Organization. The bird flu virus "is a serious threat and it has historically been a deadly virus," said ...

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

The patient had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in Louisiana.

NEW YORK — (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had ... according to the World Health Organization. The bird flu virus "is a serious threat ...

The average ratio of primary care physician to patient in Louisiana was 1,441 people per physician in 2023 — well below the World Health Organization's recommendation of 1,000 people per physician.

The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines against emerging biothreats and said it was accelerating bird flu testing, as fears of another pandemic loom.