6th January 2025
(FILES) This handout electron micrograph, taken at 150,000 magnification, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an avian influenza A (H5N1) virion–a type of bird flu virus which is a subtype of avian influenza A. – The first human death linked to bird flu has been reported in the United States, health authorities in the state of Louisiana said January 6, 2024, adding that the patient was elderly and suffered from other pathologies. The patient, aged over 65, had been hospitalized for a respiratory ailment, and was the first serious case of human infection of the H5N1 virus to be detected in the United States. (Photo by Jackie Katz and Cynthia Goldsmith / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / JACKIE KATZ AND CYNTHIA GOLDSMITH / CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)”- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
The first human death linked to bird flu has been reported in the United States, health authorities in the state of Louisiana said Monday, adding that the patient was elderly and suffered from other pathologies.
The patient, aged over 65, had been hospitalised for a respiratory ailment, and was the first serious case of human infection of the H5N1 virus to be detected in the United States. Despite this death, the public health risk posed by bird flu remains “low,” the statement said.
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