(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, making it the first instance of a severe illness linked to the virus in the United States.
The case was confirmed by the agency on Friday, it said.
(Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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