The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.

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.

The LDH revealed that the patient was over age 65, had underlying medical conditions and contracted bird flu after exposure to both wild birds and a non-commercial backyard flock.

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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 flock and wild birds, was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.

The first Louisiana patient with bird flu has died, officials with the state health department said Monday. The death is the first U.S. H5N1-related human death, the agency said.

The patient was reportedly over the age of 65 and was said to have suffered from underlying medical conditions.

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The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday.

The person contracted the bird flu after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.

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