La Dept. of Health
The Louisiana Department of Health protects and promotes health and ensures access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana.
LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death | La Dept. of Health
Jan 6, 2025 · The Louisiana Department of Health protects and promotes health and ensures access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana. ... Report dead or sick birds or animals to the USDA toll-free at 1-866-536-7593 or the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Diagnostic Lab at 318-927-3441.
Louisiana Department of Health advises safety precautions …
2 days ago · The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) urges residents to prepare for extreme cold next week as a winter storm system brings freezing temperatures and the possibility of snow and ice to Louisiana. State Climatologist Jay Grymes is forecasting morning lows in the 20°Fs across Louisiana on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will rise ...
Louisiana Department of Health - Wikipedia
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) (French: Département de La Santé de Louisiane), formerly known as the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (French: Département de La Santé et des Hôpitaux), is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge. [3]
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana | CNN
Jan 6, 2025 · The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. This is the first human death from bird flu in the US. The ...
CDC Confirms First Severe Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the United States
December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus ("H5N1 bird flu") infection in Louisiana. This marks the first instance of severe illness linked to the virus in the United States. The case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, December 13.
1st person dies of bird flu in the US: Louisiana Department of Health ...
Jan 7, 2025 · BATON ROUGE, La. -- 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 ...
Louisiana Person Is First Bird Flu-Linked Death in U.S. - WebMD
Jan. 7, 2025 – A person in Louisiana exposed to bird flu by a backyard flock has died. This marks the first U.S. human death linked to H5N1 avian flu, which has increasingly been detected in ...
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, …
Dec 20, 2024 · A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting to talk about outreach and community events.
U.S. records its first human bird flu death - NBC News
Jan 6, 2025 · The Louisiana Department of Health said the patient had been exposed to a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds. ... a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected ...