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...
Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, andCalifornia's governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy cattle in that state. A person inLouisianais hospitalized in critical condition with...
The U.S. has reported 66 human cases of H5N1 bird flu since March 2024, but a recent death of a Louisiana resident marks the country’s first fatality from the virus.Digicomphoto / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The United States has report...
Health officials have confirmed the first case of severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu. And California Gov.
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 have been sickenened in 2024. BY
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...
the patient was in the hospital being treated for other preexisting medical conditions.The Louisiana patient was sickened by the D1.1 strain of the bird flu virus, genetic sequencing by the CDC determinedlast month.The patient's virus did have some rare and potentially worrying mutations, the se...
Avian or Bird Flu has made its way back to Louisiana this year and infected ducks and geese should NOT be consumed.
CDC confirms 1st case of severe bird flu in US A patient in Louisiana is experiencing severe respiratory illness related to bird flu infection, health officials said. December 19, 2024 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live View of Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles amid wildfire outbreak ...