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.

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The bird flu, also known as avian influenza and H5N1, was implicated in the first human death from the infectious disease on ...

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