Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.
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There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1. Louisiana health officials said the patient was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions. They contracted bird flu after exposure to a personal backyard flock and also wild birds.
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 Louisiana and the U.S. has died, the state's health department reported Monday. This marks the first human death related to bird flu in the U.S.
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The bird flu virus that brought a Canadian teen to the “brink of death” may have mutated while inside her body to become more efficient at spreading among humans. The case, and the death of a Louisiana resident over the age of 65 who was hospitalized with a severe H5N1 avian flu infection in December,
First human H5N1 death reported in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health says the first ever severe human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza patient has died. According to LDH, the individual had exposure to the virus from sick and dead birds within backyard flocks.
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
SOURCES: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health update, Jan. 6, 2025; CBS News; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health update, Dec. 18, 2024; Lou
La. reports first avian influenza death in the country
Louisiana has announced the first avian influenza-related human death in the country. The patient had been hospitalized with the first human case of H5N1. Officials said he contracted avian influenza after being exposed to a combination of non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.
Bird Flu Risk Remains Low After First US Death, WHO Says
The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.
What to know about the first bird flu–related death in the U.S.
H5N1 has infected 66 people in the United States since early 2024, mostly causing mild illness. A Louisiana man was the first to get severely sick.
First human death from bird flu reported in U.S., but officials say health risk to public remains low
The patient in Louisiana was older than 65 and was reported to have had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.
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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.