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The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, a grim milestone that comes as at least 66 cases have been recorded in the country. The Louisiana Department of Health said the patient had been exposed to a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds. “The Department expresses its deepest condolences to the patient’s family and friends as they mourn the loss of their loved one,” it said in a statement. The Louisiana patient was the first case linked to exposure to a backyard flock. However, samples of the virus collected from the Louisiana patient showed signs of mutations that could make it more transmissible to humans, according to the CDC.

Organizations: U.S, Louisiana Department of Health, Department, Centers for Disease Control Locations: Louisiana, U.S

☆ 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

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with what may be the state’s first case of bird flu, state health officials said Friday. At least 60 human bird flu cases have been diagnosed in the U.S. this year. A November report from the CDC found evidence of asymptomatic bird flu infections in farmworkers. A teen in Canada who was infected with bird flu last month got severely ill and needed to be hospitalized. Studies so far on the nation’s pasteurized milk supply have been negative for infectious bird flu virus.

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The move, experts say, isn’t based on medical science but instead on ongoing efforts from anti-abortion advocates to restrict access to abortion medications in states with near-total bans, like Louisiana. During a medication abortion, mifepristone is given first, followed by misoprostol one to two days later. According to the new law, it’s not a crime for a patient to possess the medications if they were prescribed to them. Hospitals don’t need to remove misoprostol from hemorrhage carts, the spokesperson added, or hesitate to administer misoprostol to patients experiencing health emergencies. The testimony “illustrated that easy access to these drugs can be dangerous to pregnant women,” Murrill said in the statement.

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For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by putting them at increased cancer risk. As attorney general, Landry fought the EPA’s investigation. Health officials, for example, wanted the unilateral power to decide if and when they had to do the EPA-proposed analysis. The AP reviewed a draft agreement edited by state health officials and sent to EPA in May, reflecting negotiations at the time. It has not reviewed any draft agreement that would show what Louisiana's environmental agency might have been willing to accept.

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The fallout was quick: Nevada, which saw a 44 percentage-point jump in congenital syphilis from 2021 to 2022, was supposed to get more than $10 million to bolster its STD program budget. In 2021, there were 77.9 cases of congenital syphilis per 100,000 live births. Doing so in a timely manner can prevent congenital syphilis. Mississippi is also seeing an uptick in congenital syphilis cases, which a recently published study showed rose tenfold between 2016 and 2022. Agency head Dr. Dan Edney said one of his top priorities now is finding money from other parts of the state's health budget.

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☆ Texans are staying inside during record heat — and the state's economy could take a $9.5 billion hit from reduced business
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Eliza Relman | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In Texas, that could mean a $9.5 billion hit to the state's GDP if the extreme heat continues. As extreme heat grips much of the US this summer and the Earth records its hottest month on record, people are staying inside. Pardue told Insider he was surprised at the magnitude of the decline in hours worked as a result of extreme heat. "And then we're seeing, long term, this opposite shift, where during the summer, there's all this extreme heat." Are you staying home or working fewer hours because of extreme heat?

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☆ Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Ban on Transition Care for Transgender Minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Rick Rojas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Republican lawmakers resuscitated the bill after a previous attempt failed at the committee level. youthIf the measure becomes law, Louisiana would join 17 states that have enacted bans or severe restrictions this year on access to transition care for minors, all part of a broader effort by conservative lawmakers to regulate the lives of transgender or gender-nonconforming young people. The state has an estimated 4,000 transgender teenagers, according to a report published last year by the Williams Institute, an L.G.B.T.Q. Under the terms of the bill, young people already receiving this treatment would be allowed to temporarily continue it to avoid an abrupt halt, but that window would close at the end of 2023. The bill, he said at the time, “was going to become law whether or not I signed it or vetoed it.”

Persons: Gabe Firment, Critics, Fred Mills, Mills, Edwards —, —, “, ” Organizations: Republican, Democrats, Republicans, ”, Health, Welfare, Associated Press, Louisiana Legislature, Williams Institute, University of California, Louisiana Department of Health Locations: Louisiana, Los Angeles

☆ Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in Louisiana and the Southeast, killing at least 3, collapsing homes, knocking out power
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A severe weather system cutting through the South has left a trail of destruction in Louisiana, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of others as violent tornadoes touched down, collapsing homes, turning debris into projectiles and knocking out power. Multiple communities throughout Louisiana reported destruction, with roofs ripped off, homes splintered, debris littering roadways and cars flipper over. As ferocious winds downed power lines, more than 50,000 customers were left without power in across Louisiana and Mississippi Wednesday evening, according to PowerOutage.us. More than 40 tornadoes were reported in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas over Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Storm Prediction Center. More than 15 million people could see severe weather Thursday in parts of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as the severe weather shifts the east, according to CNN Meteorologist Robert Shackelford.

If carbon monoxide levels got too high, the generator was designed to automatically sense the danger and trigger a shut-off switch. In February, the CPSC announced that it intended to propose new mandatory regulations in its 2023 fiscal year to force stricter generator safety upgrades. Carbon monoxide deaths caused by generators predictably follow nearly every major power outage caused by extreme weather, which scientists say is becoming more common with climate change. The Louisiana Department of Health reported that at least six people, including Johnson’s family, died of carbon monoxide poisoning after Hurricane Ida. Harding, the generator industry representative, emphasized that generators should only be operated outside with the exhaust pointed away from windows and doors.

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