A man in Louisiana has become the first ... while a few months ago a man in Mexico became the first recorded human fatality linked to the H5N2 strain of bird flu. The developments reinforce ...

There have been 70 reported human cases of the bird flu in the U.S., with one confirmed death, according to the CDC. The first reported death from bird flu in the U.S. was a patient in Louisiana ...

So far, 70 human cases have been confirmed, according to the CDC. Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected.

Statistics for human cases have remained unchanged since the start of the year, when an elderly resident of Louisiana became the first human ... have H5N1 bird flu, and a recent case in Ohio.