On Wednesday the CDC said that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of the avian influenza virus, or the "birdflu," in Louisiana. This case was confirmed by the CDC on Friday, Dec ...
The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least 875 herds across 16 states have tested positive.
An older person in Louisiana exposed to birdflu from a backyard flock is now hospitalized with a "severe" case of avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.