Louisiana resident has severe case of bird flu [Video]

I’M SHAWANDA JONES, WDSU NEWS. HAPPENING NOW. THE FIRST SEVERE BIRD FLU CASE IN THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN CONFIRMED RIGHT HERE IN LOUISIANA. ALTHOUGH THE CASE IS SERIOUS, WDSU REPORTER BRITTANY VERNER SPOKE WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TODAY, AND THEY SAY PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALARMED BUT NOT CONCERNED. BRITTANY. YEAH, WELL, ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, STATE OFFICIALS FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT BIRD FLU INFECTION LAST FRIDAY, BUT IT WASN’T ANNOUNCED UNTIL TODAY. NOW, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS HERE, BUT SO FAR, THE CDC SAID THIS IS THE FIRST HUMAN CASE IN THE U.S. LINKED TO EXPOSURE FROM A BACKYARD FLOCK OF BIRDS. WE’RE TOLD THERE’S AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE SOURCE OF THE INFECTION, BUT IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE PERSON CAME IN CONTACT WITH SICK AND DEAD BIRDS IN A BACKYARD FLOCK. THEY DID NOT SHARE THE PERSON’S SYMPTOMS, BUT THEY SAID …