A person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu has died. The hospitalization, first announced Dec.
The LDH revealed that the patient was over age 65, had underlying medical conditions and contracted bird flu after exposure ...
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...
Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.
A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what ...
The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.
Bird Flu outbreak in United States: The United States has reported its first death due to bird flu. The man who hails from Louisiana was hospitalised with a severe case of bird flu.
The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1. Some flu viruses carried by birds cause only mild infections and are classified as low-pathogenic viruses.
While tragic, a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death. As of January ...
The United States has recorded its first ever fatality from infection with the H5N1 “bird fluvirus. The virus has been circulating in bird and mammalian populations throughout the nation ...