1st human death in US from bird flu reported in Louisiana

First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related death in US
A U.S. patient who had been 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 been identified,
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A Louisiana patient has died from bird flu. It's the first bird flu death in the US. Public health risk remains low, officials report.
First bird flu death in the United States is reported
The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The First Human Bird Flu Death Has Occurred in the United States
The LDH revealed that the patient was over age 65, had underlying medical conditions and contracted bird flu after exposure to both wild birds and a non-commercial backyard flock.
First U.S. fatality from bird flu reported in Louisiana
A Louisiana resident infected by H5N1 bird flu has died, state authorities there reported Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the disease.
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.
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
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.
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related death in US, state agency says
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu had died, the country's first death from an outbreak of the virus that has sickened dozens of people and millions of poultry and cattle.
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related human death in US
A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has died, health officials said Monday.
Louisiana Reports First U.S. Bird Flu Death
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US reports first death linked to bird flu in Louisiana
The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds.