The LDH revealed that the patient was over age 65, had underlying medical conditions and contracted bird flu after exposure to both wild birds and a non-commercial backyard flock.

A patient in Louisiana has died of bird flu. Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in a U.S. resident.

A U.S. patient who had been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country's first reported human death from the virus. The patient, who has not been identified,

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.

The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds.

About 200 snow geese were found dead last week in the Allentown area — likely because of the bird flu. The dead birds were found in both Nazareth Township in Northampton County and Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County,

By Katie Katro Click here for updates on this story LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Bird flu is suspected as the cause of death for 200 snow geese in the Lehigh Valley. The birds were found at two different locations: Lower Nazareth Township,

Over 200 snow geese found across Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are suspected to have been killed by the bird flu, and experts are concerned the death toll could climb even higher as cases continue to skyrocket.