Bird flu leads to severe human illness and state of emergency, experts discuss risk
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The CDC has confirmed the country’s first severe case of bird flu in a human, and the California governor has declared a state of emergency. Doctors react to the latest viral developments.
The patient, who lives in southwestern Louisiana, is currently hospitalized, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). "We need to take more decisive action to control the spread of H5N1 in animal populations." "Nobody wants another pandemic." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The infected person is known to have been exposed to sick and dead birds that are "suspected to have been infected," the same source stated.
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