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 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.

Health officials said Monday that a patient in Louisiana with a severe case of bird flu has died, the first reported human death from the disease in the U.S.