US reports its 1st human death from bird flu in Louisiana

Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.
First US human victim of H5N1 bird flu virus reported in Louisiana
The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds he raised at home.
First bird flu death in the U.S.: Here’s what you need to know about the virus
Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — also known as H5N1 bird flu — died. This is the first human death from bird flu in the U.
How deadly is bird flu in humans? What we know as US confirms 1st death
How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird flu mortality rate and who is at risk.
Why Infectious Disease Experts Are Concerned Over the First Bird Flu Death in the U.S.
A patient in Louisiana has died from H5N1 bird flu. This is the first H5N1 bird flu death in the U.S. The virus has shown signs of mutating in patients. The U.S. has experienced its first death from bird flu (H5N1).
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
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. Health officials have
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