Bird flu, Louisiana

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an infected backyard flock on the patient's property.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic
We are in a terrible situation and going into a worse situation,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.
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.
61 confirmed bird flu cases is leading to pandemic: Doctor | Morning in America
Dr. Frita Fisher recommends that people be cautious around large groups of people and the food they consume. Fisher discusses what the government should do to minimize the spread of the virus from animal to human or human to human.
‘Bird flu symptoms’: Online searches spike after first severe case in US
Health officials last week confirmed the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., causing a spike in online searches for symptoms of the virus. There have been more than 60 bird flu infections in people across the country since March,
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How to protect yourself amid rising bird flu cases: Experts weigh in
While the risk of infection to the general public remains low, the recent rise in human cases linked to backyard flocks has raised concerns.
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, ...
Northwest Naturals raw pet food tied to bird flu in cat; recall issued
The recall, according to a news release published Wednesday, involves Northwest Naturals' Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet ...
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Bird flu detected in southwest Louisiana backyard flock following state's first presumptive positive human case
The Health (LDH) announced on December 13 the detection of the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic ...
Experts say US government response to bird flu has been inadequate, rife with failures
We are in a terrible situation and going into a worse situation,' one researcher says of response so far to bird flu's spread ...
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Bird flu update: Maps show states most affected
A person in Louisiana contracted the nation's first serious human case of avian influenza, or bird flu, and was ...
What you need to know about the bird flu outbreak as concerns continue to grow
At least 65 people have contracted the virus since April. A critically ill patient in Louisiana was diagnosed as the ...
First rare human case of bird flu reported in Los Angeles County
The LA County Department of Public Health confirmed the first human case of bird flu in the county, just days after Gov.