LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death | La Dept. of …
Jan 6, 2025 · The Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in Louisiana and the U.S. has died. The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions.
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana | CNN
Jan 6, 2025 · 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.
LDH detects first presumptive positive human H5N1 case in Louisiana
Dec 13, 2024 · The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has detected the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in Louisiana. The individual is a resident of southwestern Louisiana and is currently hospitalized.
Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
Jan 6, 2025 · 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.
CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United …
Dec 18, 2024 · For immediate release: December 18, 2024. December 18, 2024 -- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus ("H5N1 bird flu") infection in Louisiana. This marks the first instance of severe illness linked to the virus in the United States.
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
Jan 7, 2025 · The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus. ... Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the ...
Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, first in U.S. | News - NOLA.com
Jan 6, 2025 · 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.
America’s first severe case of bird flu confirmed in Louisiana
Dec 18, 2024 · A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such case in the United States.
Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana Becomes First Human Death in Current H5N1 …
Jan 6, 2025 · “The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild...
Louisiana reports first H5N1 bird flu death in U.S. | AHA News
Jan 7, 2025 · The Louisiana Department of Health announced Jan. 6 that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 bird flu has died, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus. The agency said the individual contracted the virus after exposure to a …