Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...

State and federal health officials are warning the public about two ongoing health concerns affecting Louisiana residents: ...

In January 2025, the flu took that Louisiana patient’s life. The individual was older than 65, had preexisting health ...

At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether ...

Most reported mortalities have been detected in southwest Louisiana, where fall bird migrations have contributed to a ...

Bird flu has killed 200 wild Canada geese at Maffitt Reservoir, a central Iowa drinking water source. Is there a risk to ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As people prepare to travel and gather for the holidays, health officials are urging caution as flu cases continue to rise across Louisiana. Doctors said the increase is happening ...

At the end of the Mississippi River’s 2,340-mile journey to the Gulf stands Plaquemines Parish. A long strip of land flanking both sides of the river south of New Orleans, Plaquemines is some of the ...

A new form of the flu, which is highly contagious and aggressive, is sweeping the nation this season. A mutation of influenza A H3N2, called subclade K, has been detected as the culprit in rising ...