Louisiana, bird flu

America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana
The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
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.
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.
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.
U.S. records first fatal bird flu case amid growing concerns about virus
The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from infected chickens and wild birds in a backyard flock.
Louisiana Department of Health reports first human to die from bird flu in the U.S.
In December 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the first severe case of bird flu in a human in the U.S. was found in Louisiana.
First Bird Flu-Related Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) has died. It is the first reported human death in the U.
1st human 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 patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.
Louisiana bird flu patient dies; first human death in US from disease
The Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized in Lake Charles with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),
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.
Canadian teen with bird flu was on life support, new report reveals
The hospitalized teen was also given three antiviral treatments, underscoring how severe H5N1 infection can be
First US bird flu death reported in Louisiana
The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.
Louisiana reports first bird flu related death in U.S.
The person contracted the bird flu after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
Bird flu update: 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 the outbreak “remains low.” ...