First H5 Bird Flu Death Reported in United States | CDC Newsroom
4 days ago · January 6, 2025 -- CDC is saddened by Louisiana's report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ("H5N1 bird flu") has passed away.While tragic, a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death.
H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease ...
3 days ago · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.
CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States
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.
U.S. records its first human bird flu death - NBC News
3 days ago · Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in a U.S. resident. ... a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known ...
Officials Report the First Human Death From Bird Flu in the U.S.
1 day ago · The United States has reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus.The Louisiana Department of Health announced in a statement on ...
LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
3 days ago · 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.
Will Bird Flu Lead To A Pandemic? First U.S. Patient Dies From H5N1 …
3 days ago · H5N1 has led to a bird flu outbreak in humans the U.S. Will it cause a pandemic? Experts warn about virus mutations as first U.S. patient dies in Louisiana.
First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
3 days ago · A transmission electron microscopic image of two H5N1 virions. ... the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday. ... The news comes on the heels of a ...
Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus ...
2 days ago · A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains “low”. WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva that the H5N1 virus causing the disease is “not circulating in humans but jumping into ...
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.