BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first human case of bird flu (H5N1) in a person in the state. A person from southwestern Louisiana is hospitalized after exposure to sick and dead birds suspected of having the virus. According to state health officials, H5N1 is a virus that causes severe respiratory illness in birds. Outbreaks in wild birds and poultry have been reported since 2022 in the U.S. 
	
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LDH reports human case of birdflu in Southwest, Louisiana

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with what may be the state’s first case of bird flu, state health officials said Friday.

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Patient hospitalized with possible bird flu infection in Louisiana

According to LDH, a resident of southwest Louisiana testing positive for H5N1, also known as bird flu.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first human case of bird flu (H5N1) in a person in the state. A person from southwestern Louisiana is hospitalized after exposure to sick and dead birds suspected of having the virus. According to state health officials, H5N1 is a virus that causes severe respiratory illness in birds. Outbreaks in wild birds and poultry have been reported since 2022 in the U.S. "Whi…

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BATON ROUGE — The state's first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 avian flu has been detected in southwestern Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Health said Friday.The patient has been hospitalized. LDH's Office of Public Health said the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds that are suspected to have been infected with H5N1.About 60 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1, have been recorded across the cou…

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LDH: State's first human case of H5N1 avian flu identified in southwestern Louisiana

A person in southwest Louisiana became ill with bird flu, or H5N1, after coming in contact with sick and dead birds, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.

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First human case of bird flu in Louisiana detected

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu after having contact with sick and dying birds suspected of carrying the virus, state health officials announced Friday. It is the first human H5N1 case detected in Louisiana. For now, the case is considered a "presumptive" positive until testing is confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials say that the risk to the public is low but caution people to sta…

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Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalized

(Reuters) -The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state. The individual is a resident of southwestern Louisiana and is currently hospitalized. The department is coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the epidemiologic investigation. The investigation identified that the individual had come into contact wi…

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Louisiana detects first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu - Blue Water Healthy Living

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu after having contact with sick and dying birds suspected of carrying the virus, state health officials announced Friday.
It is the first human H5N1 case detected in Louisiana. For now, the case is considered a "presumptive" positive until…

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