Louisiana, bird flu

What is bird flu, and how did it get to a Louisiana patient? Here's how it spreads to humans.
H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there are no known cases of human-to-human transmission, said the CDC's Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
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
Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.
Louisiana resident becomes first ‘severe case’ of bird flu in the U.S.
The bird flu is in Louisiana. The CDC has confirmed someone in Louisiana is now the first person in the United States with a severe case of the virus.
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 Prevention said, the first such case in the United States. The agency said Wednesday that the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks;
Explaining bird flu after Louisiana sees first severe human case
After the state reported its first severe human case of the bird flu, KNOE looked into how humans and other mammals get infected.
California Declares State of Emergency in Response to Louisiana Bird Flu Case
California's move to declare a state of emergency in response to the bird flu crisis is expected to encourage and accelerate cross-agency response and collaboration as more reports are appearing of avian influenza A,
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 hospitalization.
At least 1 human case of bird flu reported in Texas in latest US outbreak, CDC says
A person in Louisiana is now hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza, according to the CDC on Wednesday.
What to know about bird flu symptoms as US reports first 'severe' human case
At least 61 people in the US have contracted bird flu amid outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. What are the symptoms? What to know about highly pathogenic avian influenza, aka, H5N1.
Bird flu is declared a State of Emergency in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to streamline the state's response to avian flu. More than half of the human cases in the U.S. so far have been in California.
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Bird flu detected in second Louisiana backyard flock: officials
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry reports that bird flu, H5N1, has been ...
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Louisiana reports first severe bird flu illness in US
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks ...
Bird flu found in second ‘backyard flock’ in Louisiana
A second case of avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, has been detected in a backyard flock in southwest Louisiana, ...
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Bird flu outbreak spreads: Maps show California takes worst hit among states most affected
The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, these maps show. Here are the symptoms and what to do if you think you ...