Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
First bird flu death in the U.S.: Here’s what you need to know about the virus
On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...
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Officials Report the First Human Death From Bird Flu in the U.S. Here’s What to Know About the Virus
The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be ...
Does the First U.S. Death Mean Bird Flu Is Getting More Dangerous?
Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When ...
It’s time to pay attention to the bird flu
Today we’re examining a concerning development in the spread of bird flu in the US. But first: Even though Peter Yarrow ...
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What is H5N1 bird flu?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that the virus that sickened the Louisiana patient matched a ...
Bird flu brought a B.C. teen close to death. Here's what we know about H5N1
The death of a Louisiana resident and a severe infection involving a B.C. teen has experts worried about the emerging threat ...
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Louisiana Person Is First Bird Flu-Linked Death in U.S.
A person in Louisiana exposed to bird flu by a backyard flock has died. This marks the first U.S. human death linked to H5N1 ...
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First US Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, marking the first known U.S. death from the virus.
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B.C. doctors comparing H5N1 virus that infected teen with that of Louisiana patient
The BC Centre for Disease Control says it is comparing the genetic features of a local teenager's avian flu case with that of ...
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
The Louisiana patient’s death does not change the overall assessment by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the immediate risk to the public’s health from H5N1 bird flu, which remains ...
What is Bird Flu? Signs and symptoms of the H5N1 virus, how to stay protected
In 2024, the United States saw an outbreak of the H5N1 virus, also known as the Bird Flu. The virus spread quickly among animals such as poultry and cattle and then ...