First human bird flu death in US reported in Louisiana

Louisiana Reports First U.S. Bird Flu Death
The other 65 known cases in the U.S. have all had been mild, though a 13-year-old girl in Canada with H5N1 also had severe illness.
Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.
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.
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.
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.
U.S. records its first human bird flu death
A patient in Louisiana has died of bird flu. Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in a U.S. resident.
First bird flu death in the United States is reported
The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
First human dies of bird flu in US as patient who caught illness from 'backyard flock' passes away
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the death on Wednesday, marking the first bird flu-related human death in the US
First Bird Flu-Related Human Death in US Reported in Louisiana
The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.
First US Bird Flu Death Confirmed in Louisiana: Health Officials Provide Details
Louisiana reports the first US bird flu death, linked to exposure to sick birds. The patient had underlying health issues and severe symptoms.
Bird flu: US confirms first human death linked to disease from 'backyard flock'
The Louisiana illness came weeks after Canadian officials reported that a teen in British Columbia was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu.
First Bird Flu-Related Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
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