Louisiana reports 1st bird flu-related human death in US

First US bird flu death recorded in Louisiana as outbreak spreads
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 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.
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.
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.
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 bird flu patient dies, becoming the first death from the disease in the US, officials say
The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the first U.S. H5N1-related human death, the agency said.
US reports first human death related to bird flu
A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N1 in December has passed away from the infection, marking the first known bird flu death in the US
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.
First human death in US from bird flu reported in Louisiana
A patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday.
First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday.
Louisiana person is the first U.S. bird flu death, health officials say
Officials the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems, and had been in contact with sick and dead birds.
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, ...
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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