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.
The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, infecting dairy cattle, poultry farms and 61 humans across the country.
An older person in Louisiana exposed to bird flu from a backyard flock is now hospitalized with a "severe" case of ...
A second case of avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, has been detected in a backyard flock in southwest Louisiana, ...
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.
Galveston County health officials confirmed the county's first case of avian flu this week, while Louisiana logged the nation ...
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