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 ...
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related death in US
A U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country's first reported human death from the virus. The patient, who has not ...
First Bird Flu-Related Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The patient was 65 years old and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...
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Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
Angela Rasmussen, a virologist who specializes in emerging infectious diseases ... the CDC said in the report. “Notably, in this case, no transmission from the patient in Louisiana to other ...