The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...

A patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday.

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The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.

"The only reason that we are not vaccinating poultry against bird flu is because the chicken companies don't want to," deCoriolis said. "Industrial meat companies rely on export markets for their ...

The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.

The first U.S. bird flu death has been announced - a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka through routine surveillance. The cases, identified at Bengaluru Baptist Hospital, ...

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