A patient in Louisiana has died after contracting H5N1 bird flu, marking the first death from the virus in the United States. The patient's exposure was linked to both backyard chickens and wild birds.
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died.Posted: Jan 06, 2025 5:07 PM EST | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago A person in Louisiana contracted bird flu after exposure to a combination of backyard chickens and wild birds and subsequently died, state health officials said. (CDC/NIAID/The Associated Press)The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S.
patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the country's first death from an outbreak of the virus that has sickened dozens of people and millions of poultry and cattle. Nearly 70 people in the U.S. have contracted bird flu since April, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of them livestock workers exposed to sick chickens or dairy cattle. The patient in Louisiana, the first person in the country to be hospitalized with the virus, contracted bird flu after exposure to a combination of backyard chickens and wild birds, said Louisiana health officials. The patient was hospitalized on Dec. 18, 2024, state health officials said.'While the current public health risk for the general public remains low, people who work with birds, poultry or cows, or have recreational exposure to them, are at higher risk,
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