A patient in the US state of Louisiana has become the first person dead of bird flu, or H5N1, in the United States, authorities said.
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed in a news release that the patient had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, Xinhua news agency reported.
The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions, said the department, adding that the patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
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