MedPage Today January 2, 2026
The first U.S. bird flu death was reported at the beginning of the year
At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) could lead to the next pandemic. A second death occurred in November. Here’s a look at what happened with bird flu during the rest of the year.
News that a person had died after being hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms from H5N1 bird flu was alarming, though the CDC stated at the time in January that it was not entirely unexpected given the “known potential” of the virus “to cause severe illness and death,” AP reported. The agency also noted...
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