Helen Branswell on Nostr: #CDC has confirmed an #H5N1 #birdflu case in Louisiana, in a person believed to have ...

#CDC has confirmed an #H5N1 #birdflu case in Louisiana, in a person believed to have been infected through contact with infected birds in a backyard flock. This person is seriously ill, the first such case recorded in the US. Similarities to the recent BC case. https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/18/h5n1-bird-flu-cdc-confirms-first-severe-human-case-louisiana-patient-hospitalized/