A Louisiana resident has become what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling Patient One for a severe case of avian flu in the United States.
Reuters reported Wednesday that the person, who is believed to have contracted avian flu (known as the H5N1 virus) from an infected backyard flock, is hospitalized and in critical condition.
“Severe respiratory illness in the Louisiana patient shows increased health risks for people from the virus that previously caused eye redness, or conjunctivitis, in infected dairy workers,” Reuters said.
It’s also the first U.S. human case linked to exposure to a backyard flock, the CDC said. https://t.co/fJ2D0HLIKU
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The patient is over 65 and has other health complications, according to
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