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.
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...
The increase in cases in the state comes as a Louisiana man with underlying health conditions died from the disease on Monday ...
Farmers are being urged to remain vigilant, especially after the virus was detected in snow geese in the state.
The U.S. has reported a Louisiana woman has died of bird flu — the first death as a result of this virus. This recent ...
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Alabama Officials Provide Avian Flu Update, Urge Vigilance, Say No Cases Detected | Jan. 7, 2025 | News 19 at 6 p.m.The first known fatal case of avian flu was reported Monday in Louisiana, while California is battling a major outbreak of the virus in its dairy cattle herds.
First US death from H5N1 avian influenza confirmed by Louisiana Department of Health in an individual with pre-existing ...
No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.
A global outbreak of avian flu has reached Arizona, affecting animals and humans. Officials say the public health risk ...
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