By Mongabay.com A person in the state of Louisiana has died from avian influenza or bird flu, also known as H5N1, the ...

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The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was ...

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

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The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, in a patient hospitalized in Louisiana. The case was considered ...

The first U.S. bird flu death has been announced - a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.

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The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...