Medscape

First Human H5N1 Death in the United States — Just the Beginning?

The recent detection of a new strain of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy herds has raised alarms among scientists. A US Department of Agriculture report noted that the D1.1 genotype has a mutation that may ...
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First US bird flu death recorded in Louisiana as outbreak spreads

Bird flu has claimed its first human death in the US. A Louisiana patient died from a severe case of the H5N1 avian influenza, state health officials reported on Monday. The patient, who was over 65 ...
Scientific American

First Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to Know

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...
ABC News

1st bird flu death in the US reported in Louisiana

The patient was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions. The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who ...
Staten Island Advance

First human bird flu death in U.S. reported by health officials

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The first human death from bird flu in the U.S. has occurred, according to health officials in Louisiana. The patient had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly ...