Medical Xpress January 14, 2025
Bird flu continues to spread across the United States and behave in uncanny ways.
Last week, a Louisiana resident became the first human in the country to die from the H5N1 influenza virus, after being hospitalized with severe illness. The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying health conditions, contracted the infectious disease from exposure to wild birds and a backyard flock of chickens, the Louisiana Department of Health reports.
Experts monitoring and investigating the virus say the news is not a reason to panic, and the risk remains low to the public. But the rapid rate at which H5N1 is infecting not only wild birds and poultry but also cattle and other mammals, including humans, raises concerns...
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