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.
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.
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,
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related death in US, state agency says
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu had died, the country's first death from an outbreak of the virus that has sickened dozens of people and millions of poultry and cattle.
U.S. records its first human bird flu death
The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, in a patient hospitalized in Louisiana. The case was considered the country’s first severe human H5N1 infection.
First Bird Flu Death Reported In US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported an adult in Louisiana was confirmed to have the country’s first severe case of bird flu on Dec. 18. There have been no more cases of bird flu,
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections in Humans
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Human A(H5N1) Cases Generally Have Mild Illness, With Short Duration
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Biden ramps up bird flu spending as scientists fret about H5N1 response. Here’s what to know
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Officials assess threat of H5N1 avian flu
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as ...
US reports first human H5N1 death
A man in Louisiana has become the first person ever to die of H5N1 bird flu in the United States. The patient, a 65-year-old ...