The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic ...
A patient in Louisiana has died of bird flu. Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in ...
"While the risk to humans remains low, we are always preparing for any possible scenario that could arise," HSS's Xavier ...
The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.
The CDC called findings about bird flu mutations in a human case “concerning” but says the risk to the general public from the outbreak “remains low.” ...
The person contracted the bird flu after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
Nationally, 17 million birds have been exposed to avian flu, but Kansas health officials said the risk to the general public ...
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 ...
The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.