A person in Louisiana has died from bird flu, marking the first known case in the US linked to exposure to backyard poultry. The victim was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions.
Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. They also said a genetic analysis reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild and most have been detected among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows. A bird flu death was not unexpected, virus experts said.
More than 460 people have died from versions of the H5N1 bird flu virus since 2003, according to the World Health Organization. The bird flu virus'is a serious threat and it has historically been a deadly virus,' said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health. “This is just a tragic reminder of that.” became severely ill after being infected recently. Researchers are still trying to gauge the dangers of the current version of the virus and determine what causes it to hit some people harder than others, she said. “Just because we have seen mild cases does not mean future cases will continue to be mild,” she added. Avian influenza or bird flu is a disease that naturally spreads among wild aquatic birds worldwide, as well as domestic poultry and other bird and animal species. In two of the recent U.S. cases — an adult in Missouri and a child in California — health officials have not determined how they caught the virus. The origin of the Louisiana person's infection was not considered a mystery, but it was the first human case in the U.S. linked to exposure to backyard birds, Louisiana officials say they are not aware of any other cases in their state, and U.S. officials have said they do not have any evidence that the virus is spreading from person to person. among wild birds, poultry, cows and other animals. Its growing presence in the environment increases the chances that people will be exposed, and potentially catch it, officials have sai
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