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US Finds 1st Severe Bird Flu Case

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.

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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.

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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

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 ...

Texas and Louisiana on Alert as Bird Flu Cases Surface, Health Officials Urge Precautionary Measures

Texas health officials warn of bird flu after a Galveston duck tests positive and the CDC reports a severe human case.

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Bird flu update: Maps show states most affected

The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, infecting dairy cattle, poultry farms and 61 humans across the country.

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Bird flu confirmed in Galveston County as nationwide anxieties mount

Galveston County health officials confirmed the county's first case of avian flu this week, while Louisiana logged the nation ...

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