By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Louisiana has detected the state’s “first presumptive positive human case” of bird flu infection and advises citizens to avoid contact with infected animals.

A southwestern Louisiana resident has been hospitalized with the first presumptive human case of Bird Flu. Here's what to know.

A southwest Louisiana resident has been hospitalized with the state’s first recorded case of bird flu, or H5N1, a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza the patient contracted after exposure to sick and dead birds, the Louisiana Department of Health announced Friday.