First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana NYT | Top Stories By: Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes 7 January 2025 at 05:37 The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. © Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA transmission electron microscopic image of two H5N1 virions.