Bird Flu Claims First US Victim As Louisiana Man Dies in Hospital
A patient that had been hospitalized with avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has died following a stay in the hospital.
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.
BREAKING: First bird flu-related human death in US reported in Louisiana while 'public health risk remains low'
Louisiana health officials have confirmed the first U.S. death linked to highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1). The patient, a man over 65 years old with underlying medical conditions, passed away after being hospitalized with the virus.
Louisiana bird flu patient dies, becoming the first death from the disease in the US, officials say
The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the first U.S. H5N1-related human death, the agency said.
Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death on Monday. Health officials have said the person was older than 65,
Bird Flu cases emerging in Central Florida, officials report
The Florida Wildlife Hospital has received positive cases of avian influenza, also known as Bird Flu, in Brevard County.
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related human death in US
A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), has died, health officials said Monday. The death was reported by the Louisiana Department of Health.
1st bird flu death in the US reported in Louisiana
The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.
State health officials report first avian flu death
The person who died was older than 65 and contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
First Bird Flu-Related Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) has died. It is the first reported human death in the U.
La. reports first avian influenza death in the country
Louisiana has announced the first avian influenza-related human death in the country. The patient had been hospitalized with the first human case of H5N1. Officials said he contracted avian influenza after being exposed to a combination of non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
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