To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical colleges and health care systems (including hospitals, agencies and hospitals) for programs that train future health care professionals.

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 Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.

The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds he raised at home.

On Monday, Louisiana health authorities reported that a patient ... US health authorities said. The World Health Organization has maintained that bird flu's risk to the general population is low, and there is no evidence that it has been transmitted ...

How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird flu mortality rate and who is at risk.

The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.

On Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health said the person had ... Of the more than 950 cases reported to the World Health Organization, about 50% have resulted in death. “We have 20-plus years of data showing that it’s a pretty nasty virus ...

The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines against emerging biothreats and said it was accelerating bird flu testing, as fears of another pandemic loom.

Environmental groups are claiming victory after Mitsubishi Chemical Group dropped plans for a $1.3 billion plant in the heart of Louisiana’s industrial corridor. In the works for more than a decade, the chemical manufacturing complex would have been the largest of its kind in the world,

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