The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds.

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Published on: 06/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced the news on Monday. The 65-year-old patient was the first person in the US to be hospitalised as a result of the virus, known as H5N1. All but one of the cases in the state have been linked to cattle. The CDC announced in late December that a genetic analysis of the Louisiana patient suggested that the virus had mutated inside the patient, which could allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans.

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