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The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the first U.S. H5N1-related human death, the agency said.

The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.

The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday.

The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.

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The LDH revealed that the patient was over age 65, had underlying medical conditions and contracted bird flu after exposure to both wild birds and a non-commercial backyard flock.

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The man lost his life after contracting the bird flu virus through exposure to poultry and wild birds. A patient from Louisiana who contracted the bird flu virus after being expos

The person contracted the bird flu after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.

Louisiana health authorities on Monday reported the first U.S. human death linked to bird flu, noting the patient had preexisting medical conditions.