Why Infectious Disease Experts Are Concerned Over the First Bird Flu Death in the U.S.
The U.S. has experienced its first death from bird flu (H5N1). The death happened in a Louisiana patient who contracted H5N1 after being exposed to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and ...
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First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana. Here’s how you can stay protected
Louisiana state health officials announced the death on Monday, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed ...
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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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 ...
Texas officials say dead birds found in early January tested positive for bird flu
Texas officials on Wednesday confirmed several dead birds that were discovered earlier this month near Austin tested positive ...
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 ...
Bird flu symptoms seen in humans as US reports first-ever death
The main symptoms of bird flu include a high temperature or feeling hot and shivery, aching muscles, a headache and a cough ...
Bird flu: Here’s what Illinois residents should know, following the first US death from the virus
Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human ...
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 — ...
Fearing another pandemic, people are prepping for bird flu. Should you?
This means when Moffitt is at the grocery store, she picks up extra gallons of water to store in case of an emergency. She ...
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First US bird flu death reported in Louisiana, health officials say
The LDH announced Monday that a man over the age of 65 died from Bird Flu, making this the first case of death in the US. LSU Health experts weigh in on how this can raise a little concern over the ...
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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 ...