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☆ America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. This is the first human death from bird flu in the US. The patient was infected with the D1.1 clade of the bird flu virus, a strain that is circulating in wild bird and poultry. Other ways to stay safe include:Do not touch sick or dead animals or their droppings, and do not bring sick wild animals into your home. Report dead or sick birds or animals to the US Department of Agriculture toll-free at 1-866-536-7593.

Persons: Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Louisiana Department of Health, CNN Health, CDC, US Department of Agriculture Locations: United States, Louisiana

☆ First US bird flu death recorded in Louisiana as outbreak spreads
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A 65-year-old patient has died of bird flu, Louisiana officials reported on Monday. Bird flu has claimed its first human death in the US. ADA Louisiana patient died from a severe case of the H5N1 avian influenza, state health officials reported on Monday. ADA new variant of H5N1 with concerning mutationsThe Louisiana patient, who was hospitalized in late 2024, carried a new version of bird flu, which is unlike the bird flu that has been spreading in cattle across the US, the CDC reported. A teenager in Canada, who was hospitalized with severe bird flu in November, also carried that new version, which is called the D1.1 genotype.

Persons: Richard Webby, Jude, Webby Organizations: World Health Organization, WHO, CDC, The Louisiana Department of Health Locations: Louisiana, St, Canada, California

☆ As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-31 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 confirmed human H5N1 infections in the United States this year. With the number of cases continuing to grow, leaders from the National Institutes of Health are calling for more action to tackle the bird flu outbreak. The teen was infected with a newer variant of the H5N1 virus, D1.1, which is carried by wild birds. Taken together, she writes, the new reports of human cases show that the pace of human H5N1 infections has been accelerating. Although the overall number of human infections related to H5N1 has been low, the continued drip, drip, drip of human and animal detections is not a good sign.

Persons: ”, Megan Ranney, ” Ranney, Jennifer Nuzzo, ” Nuzzo, Jeanne Marrazzo, US Department of Agriculture hasn’t, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Marrazzo, Michael Ison, ” Marrazzo Organizations: CNN, National Institutes of Health, New England, of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health, Health, Brown University, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, National Institute of Allergy, US Department of Agriculture, CNN Health Locations: North America, United States, British Columbia, Washington, Louisiana, NIAID

The unidentified patient, who was hospitalized with serious respiratory symptoms, is believed to have contracted bird flu from exposure to sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. This is why bird flu typically doesn’t infect humans or spread person to person. One of the mutations was also seen in a sample from a British Columbia teenager who was hospitalized with bird flu, the CDC said. That number is likely an underestimate, however, as a CDC report published in November found evidence of asymptomatic bird flu infections in farmworkers. That’s one of the agency’s criteria for deploying a bird flu vaccine.

Persons: worrisome, ”, William Schaffner, Dr, Paul Offit, ” Offit, Angela Rasmussen, Rasmussen Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, British Columbia, CDC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Locations: Louisiana, United States, farmworkers, U.S, British, British Columbia, Canada, Washington

☆ Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

This year, their work has taken on new urgency as a dangerous flu virus, H5N1, tears through dairy cattle and poultry flocks in the United States. Dr. Robert Webster, a New Zealand virologist who was the first to understand that flu viruses come from the guts of birds. Finding a new flu virus here may give the world an early warning to incoming contagion. Sandpipers on East Point beach in Maurice River Township in New Jersey CNNIt’s not the first time US farmers have had to contend with a highly pathogenic bird flu. “We did get the same strain that’s causing all the havoc in the people and in the wild birds,” Kercher said.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Chevron, Apple, Walgreens Boots Alliance and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chevron , Hess — Chevron shares slumped more than 2% after the oil giant said its buying smaller rival Hess in an all-stock deal totaling $53 billion, or $171 a share. Hess shares moved slightly higher. Walgreens Boots Alliance — The pharmacy operator rose nearly 3% after JPMorgan upgraded Walgreens Boots Alliance shares to overweight from neutral. Salesforce — The software giant lost nearly 2% after Piper Sandler downgraded shares to neutral from overweight, citing heightened execution and M & A risks. Bank of America downgraded Alcoa to a neutral rating and slashed its price target, citing concerns of a near-term earnings decline.

Persons: Hess, Stonepeak, Piper Sandler, Roche, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Hess, Chevron, Apple, Global Times, Walgreens, Alliance, JPMorgan, Roivant Sciences, Pfizer, Telavant Holdings, Citi, Evercore, Alcoa, Bank of America Locations: Chevron, China

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