Bird flu found in backyard flock in Clinton County
According to a Monday press release, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) was found in a backyard flock located in Clinton County. The case is the first confirmed detection of H5N1 HPAI in Iowa in 2025. On Monday, health officials confirmed the first human death from bird flu in Louisiana.
Bird flu infects backyard flock in Clinton County
The detection of avian flu in the flock of 60 chickens, ducks and geese was the first in three weeks in domestic birds in Iowa. Meanwhile, a Louisiana resident who was infected has died.
Bird flu: US confirms first human death linked to disease from 'backyard flock'
The Louisiana illness came weeks after Canadian officials reported that a teen in British Columbia was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu.
First human death in US from bird flu reported in Louisiana
A patient who had been hospitalized with bird flu has died of the disease, the Louisiana Department of Public Health reported Monday.
First bird flu patient in U.S. dies in Louisiana
The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of health announced Monday.
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