In the United States, first death from the bird flu virus recorded in Louisiana

The first death from the bird flu virus in the United States was recorded Monday in Louisiana after the patient was exposed to a backyard flock.

The Louisiana patient was reportedly over 65 years old at the time of his death and had pre-existing health conditions. The H5N1 virus is also believed to have been transmitted through contact with birds and was not passed from person to person. Dr. Diego Diel, a virologist at Cornell University, said the risk of bird flu transmission remains low, while warning people to remain cautious around sick animals and avoid wild birds.

Experts have also advised people to avoid raw milk, although no human cases have yet been linked to its consumption.

“I still think the risk remains low,” Diel told New York Times. “However, it is important that people remain vigilant and avoid contact with sick animals, sick poultry, sick dairy cattle, and also avoid contact with wild birds.”

According to the TimesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said “late last month, the mutations were not present in virus samples taken from the backyard flock, suggesting that they developed in the patient as the disease progressed.

“One of the mutations was also present in the virus taken from a 13-year-old Canadian girl hospitalized and requiring respiratory assistance. She has since recovered,” the statement added. “Both patients carried a version of the virus that circulates in wild birds, distinct from that causing the outbreak in dairy cattle. »

As Breitbart News reported, data shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that cases of norovirus have increased across the country – an extremely contagious virus with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to vomiting. by nausea and extreme stomach pain. Hand washing with soap and water is considered the best preventative measure.

The norovirus outbreak came nearly two weeks after California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, declared a state of emergency due to an outbreak of bird flu.

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