Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana Becomes First Human Death in Current H5N1 Outbreak
The case in Louisiana is the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. during this current outbreak, but there was a death in Mexico back in May 2024 in a patient with no known exposure to farm animals. The case, much like the patient in Louisiana, was in a person with other underlying conditions, though it’s not clear what those may have been.
Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states
Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been hearing about it recently because of its jump to dairy cattle. The first positive case was documented in Texas on March 25, 2024.
A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking ...
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Health officials in Louisiana say a person there has died after catching bird flu. This marks the first reported death in the ...
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 ...
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had ...
A Louisiana patient hospitalized in critical condition with severe bird flu has died, the state health department said Monday ...
A patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday.
The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. A Louisiana patient who had been ...
US has reported its first human death due to bird flu. Bird flu is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other ...
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