US identifies 65-year-old in Louisiana as first severe case of bird flu

The recent hospitalisation of a 65-year-old in Louisiana due to bird flu underscores the risks posed by infected backyard birds, although public health risk remains low.

CDC confirms this case is the first severe occurrence linked to noncommercial flocks of birds, maintaining that the overall threat to public health from H5N1 remains low.

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