Louisiana, bird flu

Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, the state health department said Monday. The person who contracted the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic bird flu in southwest Louisiana had been hospitalized since mid-December.
First bird flu patient in U.S. dies in Louisiana
The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of health announced Monday.
First U.S. Bird Flu Death Reported in Louisiana
The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.
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.
First US bird flu death recorded in Louisiana as outbreak spreads
A Louisiana patient has died from bird flu. It's the first bird flu death in the US. Public health risk remains low, officials report.
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 patient dies in Louisiana; was exposed to poultry, wild birds
A person in Louisiana who contracted a severe case of avian influenza last month died Monday, marking the first case of a death in the U.S. following contraction of the virus.
How deadly is bird flu in humans? What we know as US confirms 1st death
How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird flu mortality rate and who is at risk.
Bird flu risk remains low after first US death, WHO says
The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.
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 ...
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What Michigan is doing to limit the spread of avian influenza
Backyard chicken enthusiasts are keeping an eye on alerts from the state’s health and agricultural departments after a person ...
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had ...
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First Fatal Avian Flu Case in U.S. Claims Life in Louisiana, Elderly Patient Falls Prey to H5N1 Strain
First US death from H5N1 avian influenza confirmed by Louisiana Department of Health in an individual with pre-existing ...
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First human H5N1 death reported in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health says the first ever severe human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza patient has ...
Avian influenza found at Ottawa County poultry facilities. What we know
Officials find dangerous virus for first time in 2025 at pair of commercial poultry facilities. All birds will be killed.
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Bird flu update: Lehigh Valley snow geese, California emergency and Louisiana mutations
The CDC called findings about bird flu mutations in a human case “concerning” but says the risk to the general public from ...