A Louisiana resident previously hospitalized with avian influenza has died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday, marking the first bird flu death in the United States.

Health officials said Monday that a patient in Louisiana with a severe case of bird flu has died, the first reported human death from the disease in the U.S.

Moderna surged as investors turned eyed potential demand for a vaccine to protect against bird flu after the US reported its first death from the virus.