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.
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.
Louisiana Person Is the First US Bird Flu Death, Health Officials Say
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Louisiana health officials announced the death on Monday. Health officials have said the person was older than 65,
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First US death from H5N1 avian flu sparks serious concernsA 65-year-old man has died in Louisiana, marking the first fatal case of H5N1 avian flu in the USA. Scientists warn that the ...
With 66 human cases and one death from bird flu in the current outbreak, there are several ways Americans could become sick.
The wholesale price of eggs is now more expensive than at the height of a recent peak with an increase in bird flu cases.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched an interactive dashboard to monitor avian influenza A (H5N1) cases ...
The only other human case of bird flu in the U.S. occurred in 2022 and may not have caused any illness, with the CDC stating that the "detection may have been the result of contamination of the nasal ...
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This comes after the department announced in November 2024 that the Tennessee State Veterinarian believed the bird flu was ...
Egg prices are soaring, breaking new records as the bird flu outbreak grows. Why it matters: No food item has been as much of ...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United ...
MOOREFIELD — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of bird flu, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), in a backyard flock of chickens in Pocahontas County. ...
Lawmakers and wildlife experts have set aside $1.27 million in state funds to help monitor the highly pathogenic avian ...
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