By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — 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.
There have been more than 60 human cases of bird flu in the U.S. since an outbreak began in April, but this marks the first severe case of the illness in humans.
WASHINGTON — A Louisiana resident has contracted the country’s first severe case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a human, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The unidentified person is believed to have been infected with the virus through sick or dead birds on…
Health officials have confirmed the first case of severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu. And California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy cattle in that state.
A person in Louisiana became the first to be diagnosed with a severe case of the bird flu after possibly being exposed to sick and dead birds on their property, the Centers for Disease Control said on Wednesday.
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.
Louisiana has reported its first presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the state’s health department. The individual had exposure to poultry. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced the state’s first presumptive case.
A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This marks the first instance of severe illness caused by the virus in the United States.
A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, the CDC said. This is first instance of a severe illness linked to bird flu in the U.S.
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