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First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in U.S. Sparks Urgent Reminder for Precautions

A chilling milestone in U.S. public health has been confirmed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced the nation’s first severe case of avian

STAT · 7d

CDC confirms first known severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.

The United States has confirmed its first known severe human infection of H5N1 bird flu, in a person in Louisiana believed to have contracted the virus through contact with sick or dead birds in a backyard flock.

LA Times on MSN · 2d

Why scientists say we are fighting H5N1 bird flu with one hand tied behind our backs

When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, some researchers say, because of federal restrictions on gain-of-function research.

NBC Los Angeles on MSN · 2d

Public health confirms first human case of H5 bird flu in LA County

According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the person is an adult exposed to livestock infected with the virus at a worksite. That person was treated with antivirals and is currently recovering at home.

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Person in Louisiana hospitalized with H5N1 in nation's 1st severe case

A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the United States' first serious case of H5N1 bird flu, following 60 milder ...

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Louisiana bird flu patient is first in US to have a 'severe' case

Among 61 people infected with bird flu in the U.S. this year, a Louisiana patient is the first to have "severe" disease ...

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Bird flu detected in southwest Louisiana backyard flock following state's first presumptive positive human case

The Health (LDH) announced on December 13 the detection of the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic ...

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America’s first severe case of bird flu confirmed in Louisiana

A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

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Louisiana detects first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu

Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state. The individual is a ...

USA Today5d

US has first severe bird flu case. When should we start to worry?

Public concern over bird flu ratcheted up this week as the H5N1 virus continued its sweep through the nation's dairy and poultry farms and the first American was hospitalized with a severe infection ...

HealthDay on MSN6d

Patient Hospitalized in Louisiana With First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

In a case first reported in Louisiana, a patient has now developed the first known case of bird flu so severe as to require ...

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