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.

The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.

The first severe human death from bird flu (H5N1) in the U.S. was confirmed in Louisiana, involving a patient with underlying conditions. The patient contracted the virus after exposure to non-commercial backyard birds and wild birds. Public health risk remains low for the general public, but those working with birds or animals have a higher risk.

The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) has died. It is the first reported human death in the U.

Bird flu is suspected to have caused the death of multiple wild birds recovered across the state last week, New Jersey Fish and Wildlife announced. At least seven snow geese, two Canada geese, and two hawks have yielded presumptive positive results so far for avian influenza,

As The New York Times reported, a senior with underlying medical conditions was hospitalized and died from bird flu around the start of the new year. The older adult is believed to have contracted the disease from a backyard poultry flock and wild birds,

Two months shy of the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, the US has recorded its first human death as a result of avian influenza H5N1 infection. The unidentified Louisiana man contracted the virus through contact with infected wild and domestic birds on his property

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the death of a person recently diagnosed with severe symptoms of H5N1 avian flu, making this the first death linked to this virus.