First U.S. bird flu death reported in LouisianaA Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from theH5N1 virus."The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medic...
An electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows two Influenza A (H5N1) virions, a type of bird flu virus.(Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz / AP) Thebird flu viruslikely mutated inside aLouisiana patient who contracted the nation’s fi...
In ahealth alertissued Friday, state officials said the case involves “a resident of southwestern Louisiana. The individual had exposure to sick and dead birds that are suspected to have been infected with H5N1,” the virus that causes bird flu. The patient has since...
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the illness in the United States A genetic analysis suggests thebird fluvirus mutated inside aLouisianapatient who contracted the nation’sfirst sever...
The United States has reported its first human death fromH5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus. The Louisiana Department of Health announced in astatementon Monday that a patient over the age of 65, who had unde...
First Severe Human Case of Bird Flu is Found; California Declares Health Emergency A Louisiana resident is hospitalized with a serious case of the H5N1 virus, a development that pushes California to intensify monitoring and response efforts should the epidemic worsen. At least 60 people...
Health officials have confirmed the first case of severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu. And California Gov.
In ahealth alertissued Dec. 13, state officials said the case involves a resident of southwestern Louisiana. "The individual had exposure to sick and dead birds that are suspected to have been infected with H5N1,” the virus that causes bird flu. ...
The Louisiana illness comes weeks after Canadian officialsreportedthat a teen in British Columbia was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu. In both instances, the illnesses were caused by a strain of the virus found in wild birds, not in cattle, officials said. ...
The US has reported its first severe case of H5N1 avian influenza in a patient who has been admitted to hospital in Louisiana, bringing the total number of human cases of H5 bird flu in the country to 61 since April 2024. In a statement issued on 18 December the US Centers for Disease...