Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, the state health department said Monday. The person who contracted the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic bird flu in southwest Louisiana had been hospitalized since mid-December.
Farmers are being urged to remain vigilant, especially after the virus was detected in snow geese in the state.
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Alabama Officials Provide Avian Flu Update, Urge Vigilance, Say No Cases Detected | Jan. 7, 2025 | News 19 at 6 p.m.The first known fatal case of avian flu was reported Monday in Louisiana, while California is battling a major outbreak of the virus in its dairy cattle herds.
The U.S. has reported a Louisiana woman has died of bird flu — the first death as a result of this virus. This recent ...
The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.
First US death from H5N1 avian influenza confirmed by Louisiana Department of Health in an individual with pre-existing ...
Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...
The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.
No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.
An outbreak of avian flu has led to the death of several swans at a Fife nature reserve. Now, visitors to Birnie and Gaddon ...
The increase in cases in the state comes as a Louisiana man with underlying health conditions died from the disease on Monday ...
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