U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. but won't say if he'll vote for Donald Trump's choice to run the U.S. health department.

A patient who was hospitalized with the first human case of pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the United States has died.

The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Health. The individual was older than 65 years and had underlying medical conditions and remains the only known human case in the state.

The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.

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.

The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.

The person contracted the bird flu after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.

A 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish has died from hypothermia, a death confirmed as being weather-related, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

A patient in Louisiana who contracted a severe case of the bird flu virus H5N1 has died from the infection. This makes them the first known bird flu death

The H5N1 bird flu has been reported to have caused the death of a patient in Louisiana. Such a case poses a significant threat to public health and can be considered an important stage in combating avian flu.

New research published Wednesday in the European Heart Journal suggests that when you enjoy your cup of Joe might be just as important as how much you drink.