Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death | AP News
Jan 7, 2025 · The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana | CNN
Jan 6, 2025 · 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.
1st bird flu death in the US reported in Louisiana - ABC News
Jan 7, 2025 · In a statement on Monday, the CDC said the first bird flu death in the U.S. was "not unexpected" given the "known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death."
CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United …
December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus ("H5N1 bird flu") infection in Louisiana. This marks the first instance of severe illness linked to the virus in the United States.
Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
Jan 6, 2025 · 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.
Person in Louisiana hospitalized with first severe bird flu case in …
Dec 18, 2024 · A person in Louisiana is hospitalized in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms caused by a bird flu infection, state health officials said. The person, who is over 65 and has underlying medical problems, had been in contact with sick and dead birds in …
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe ... - CBS News
Jan 7, 2025 · A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus.
America’s first severe case of bird flu confirmed in Louisiana
Dec 18, 2024 · A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such case in the United States.
LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death | La Dept. of …
Jan 6, 2025 · It will not prevent infection with avian influenza viruses, but it can reduce the risk of coinfection with avian and flu viruses. Report dead or sick birds or animals to the USDA toll-free at 1-866-536-7593 or the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Diagnostic Lab at …
First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States
January 6, 2025 -- CDC is saddened by Louisiana's report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ("H5N1 bird flu") has passed away.While tragic, a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death.