The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. State health officials announced the death on Monday, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed it was the nation's first due to bird flu.

The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

The first human to contract a severe case of the current strain of bird flu has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. The patient, a man o