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CDC alerts clinicians to accelerate type A flu subtyping in hospitalized patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...
Fierce Healthcare12d
Louisiana health officials report first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu in the US. Here's the latest update
A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in ...
First US human victim of H5N1 bird flu virus reported in Louisiana
The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild ...
KTBS12d
Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph12d
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
The case involved the D1.1 strain of H5N1, the same subtype that caused the severe condition of a 13-year-old girl in Canada ...
CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are ...
Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...
The Washington Post13d
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
A Louisiana man has become the first person in the United States to die of avian influenza, state health officials ... illness related to the H5N1 bird flu virus. The patient, whom people familiar ...
The Bulletin13d
Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who ... s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, the state health department said Monday. The person who contracted the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic bird ...