Carolyn Barber, MD's Post

BREAKING: FIRST U.S. HUMAN BIRD FLU DEATH 🦅

An elderly patient who was hospitalized in Dec. with respiratory difficulties in critical condition from bird flu has died. The patient reportedly had underlying medical conditions & contracted H5N1 after exposure to a backyard flock and wild birds.

PH reports that their investigation has identified no additional cases and they see no evidence of human-to-human transmission.

https://ldh.la.gov/news/H5N1-death

#press #h5n1