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.
The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...
A person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu has died.
A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N1 in December has passed away from the ...
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had ...
A patient in Louisiana has died of bird flu. Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in ...
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with ...
The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu ...
The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the ...
"While the risk to humans remains low, we are always preparing for any possible scenario that could arise," HSS's Xavier ...
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