The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. State health officials announced the death on Monday, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed it was the nation's first due to bird flu.

Officials from the Louisiana Department of Health have announced the death of a patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, the first such case in the United States. The patient – who was over 65 years old and reported to have underlying medical conditions – had previously become the first known person in the US with a severe case of the viral

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.