Louisiana, bird flu and Department of Health

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.
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.
Louisiana bird flu patient dies, becoming the first death from the disease in the US, officials say
The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the first U.S. H5N1-related human death, the agency said.
Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.
State health officials report first avian flu death
The person who died was older than 65 and contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
Louisiana Department of Health reports first human to die from bird flu in the U.S.
In December 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the first severe case of bird flu in a human in the U.S. was found in Louisiana.
1st bird flu death in the US reported in Louisiana
The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana
The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. This is the first human death from bird flu in the U.S.
First Bird Flu-Related Human Death in US Reported in Louisiana
The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.
First Bird Flu-Related Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) has died. It is the first reported human death in the U.
U.S. records its first human bird flu death
The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, in a patient hospitalized in Louisiana. The case was considered the country’s first severe human H5N1 infection.
Louisiana Reports First U.S. Bird Flu Death
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