A person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza illness in Louisiana has passed away, according to the CDC.

The H5N1 bird flu has been reported to have caused the death of a patient in Louisiana. Such a case poses a significant threat to public health and can be considered an important stage in combating avian flu.

The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of health announced Monday.

A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk

The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Health. The individual was older than 65 years and had underlying medical conditions and remains the only known human case in the state.

The CDC confirmed the first US-based severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana in December. The Louisiana Department of Health reported Monday that the patient had died. The LDH revealed that the patient was over age 65,

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.

The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, the state health department said Monday. The person who contracted the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic bird flu in southwest Louisiana had been hospitalized since mid-December.

A Louisiana man has died after contracting bird flu. The 65-year-old is the first person in the U.S. to die from the virus.