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State’s first human case of West Nile virus this year confirmed in Livingston Parish
One person is hospitalized after contracting West Nile virus in Livingston Parish, according to officials. The Louisiana ...
Livingston Parish resident hospitalized in Louisiana's first West Nile Virus case, LDH confirms
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile virus for 2025.
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CDC confirms first severe human case of bird flu in U.S.
On Monday, Louisiana sent a health alert to the state’s clinicians asking them to consider possible H5N1 virus infection in people with symptoms of acute respiratory illness or pink eye and who ...
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Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalized
A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu after having contact with sick and dying birds suspected of carrying the virus, state health officials announced Friday. It is the first ...
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First human death from bird flu in U.S. confirmed in Louisiana - The Washington Post
A Louisiana man has become the first person in the United States to die of avian influenza, state health officials reported Monday. The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical ...
Conservative Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez announces bid to run for US Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat
Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez, a conservative Republican, has officially launched his bid to run for U.S. Senate in 2026.