The U.S. reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a significant milestone in the outbreak. The patient was over 65 with underlying health conditions and was hospitalized in Louisiana in December.

As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the patient was over 65 years of age and had existing medical conditions. Due to this, he developed severe illness after being exposed by the bird flu.

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalised with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known US death from the virus. According to the CDC, the patient was over 65 years of age,