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.
Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states
Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been hearing about it recently because of its jump to dairy cattle. The first positive case was documented in Texas on March 25, 2024.
The other 65 known cases in the U.S. have all had been mild, though a 13-year-old girl in Canada with H5N1 also had severe ...
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with ...
"While the risk to humans remains low, we are always preparing for any possible scenario that could arise," HSS's Xavier ...
For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...
A patient in Louisiana has died of bird flu. Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in ...
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had ...
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu had died, the country's ...
Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.
Over 200 snow geese found across Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are suspected to have been killed by the bird flu, and experts are concerned the death toll could climb even higher as cases continue to ...
The patient was 65 years old and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...
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