THE first human death from a mosquito-borne illness in 2026 has been confirmed. The person’s age and gender were not released, but health officials are warning their death is a reminder that ...

Louisiana health authorities on Monday reported the first human death in the United States linked to bird flu, while noting the patient had underlying medical conditions and that general risks to the ...

The recent detection of a new strain of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy herds has raised alarms among scientists. A US Department of Agriculture report noted that the D1.1 genotype has a mutation that may ...

Avian influenza (H5N1) has a high mortality rate, with 48.6% of global cases resulting in death since 2003. The US reported its first H5N1 death in 2025, with 58 confirmed cases and no human-to-human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 27—ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating a human rabies death in a person over 65 years of age who ...

A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's department of health announced Friday. The person's death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in ...

— The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating a human rabies death in a person over 65 years of age who had exposure to a bat in western Minnesota in July. This is Minnesota's fourth case of ...