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A U.S. patient who had been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country’s first reported human death from the virus.
The patient, who has not been identified, was hospitalised with the virus on December 18 after exposure to a combination of backyard chickens and wild birds, Louisiana health officials had said.
The patient was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said, putting the patient at higher risk for serious disease.
“ Though H5N1 cases in the U.S. have been uniformly mild, the virus does have the capacity to cause severe disease and death in certain cases,
Johns Hopkins,
U.S. records first human death due to bird flu
“ Though H5N1 cases in the US have been uniformly mild, the virus does have the capacity to cause severe disease and death in certain cases,
Johns Hopkins,
US reports first bird flu-related death after 65-year-old succumbs in…