Forbes December 18, 2024
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For the first time, a patient in the United States has presented with a severe case of avian flu. A man in Louisiana is currently hospitalized with the disease, which he contracted from sick and dead birds from a flock he kept on his property. The virus he was infected with is similar to strains of H5N1 found infecting poultry in the United States, as well as a severe case in another person in British Columbia a few weeks ago. This variety has differences from the strain currently circulating among dairy cattle.
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