Louisiana health officials recorded the first death in the United States linked to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus and confirmed that the patient was a man over the age of 65 with underlying medical conditions.
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Louisiana health officials recorded the first death in the United States linked to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus and confirmed that the patient was a man over the age of 65 with underlying medical conditions.
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