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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Marina Dunbar and agency

Louisiana reports first human death in US from bird flu

a colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus
An image of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles. Photograph: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/AFP/Getty Images

A patient in Louisiana has become the first human in the US to die of bird flu.

The Louisiana department of health reported on Monday afternoon that a patient who had been hospitalized in the state with the first human case of avian influenza has now died.

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