Fierce Healthcare12d
Louisiana health officials report first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu in the US. Here's the latest update
A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in ...
First US human victim of H5N1 bird flu virus reported in Louisiana
The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild ...
KTBS12d
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, ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph12d
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
The case involved the D1.1 strain of H5N1, the same subtype that caused the severe condition of a 13-year-old girl in ...
Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...
The Washington Post13d
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
A Louisiana man has become the first person in the United States to die of avian influenza, state health officials ... illness related to the H5N1 bird flu virus. The patient, whom people ...