Cases in avian influenza, better known as bird flu, are continuing to rise nationwide. In New York, the virus has primarily affected geese and raptors. But with one human death reported out of Louisiana,

Bird flu is infecting more people than we think. We need to stop it now before a new pandemic begins Right after President Donald Trump took office, amid the flurry of executive orders and agency upheavals,

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to-human spread, that "train has already left the station," warns one infectious disease expert.