The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced Friday the state’s first presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu. A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized and had exposure to sick and dead birds suspected of carrying the virus. “While the current public health risk for the general public is low, people who work with birds, poultry or cows, or have recreational exposure to them, are at higher risk,” the LDH alert stated. National Outbreak Status The case emerges amid a broader national outbreak affecting 845 dairy herds across 16 states, with California bearing the heaviest burden at 630 infected … Continue reading Louisiana Confirms First H5N1 Bird Flu Case Amid U.S. Outbreaks in 845 Dairy Herds and 120M Poultry