What You Need To Know Health officials in Louisiana said Monday that an individual has died from the H5N1 bird flu It is the first human death related to the virus in the United States The patient ...

The current H5N1 outbreak began in 2022 and intensified throughout the Biden administration. By early 2025, the virus had affected over 130 million birds, including both wild and domestic populations.

Three ducks at the Queens Zoo and 12 birds at the Bronx Zoo have died of bird flu, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. (AP Photo) ...

“He wanted to see his son, so we printed photos for the wall as a memory and we buried him behind the house,” says Sreymom. “But then, when [Mao] saw the grave every day he couldn’t bear it.