Another massive winter storm is forecast to pummel the southern and eastern U.S., with impacts from Texas to the Carolinas.
The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.
The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the first U.S. H5N1-related human death, the agency said.
The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.
The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday.
The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.
The Bird's Foot Delta, a crucial ecological and economic hub, faces an uncertain future amid rising seas and dwindling sediment.
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that 68-year-old Richard Dean Hicks, of Pioneer, Louisiana, has been convicted by a jury in Monroe following a
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana, seven defendants were sentenced this week in the Monroe Division for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Narcotics, announced United States Attorney Brandon B.
ATLANTA — Four passengers were injured after a Delta Air Lines plane bound for Minneapolis aborted takeoff on Friday morning. Passengers left the plane using emergency inflatable slides and were taken to an airport concourse. That is according to a statement by officials at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.