The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Louisiana resident previously hospitalized with avian influenza has died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday, marking the first bird flu death in the United States.

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.

The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Health. The individual was older than 65 years and had underlying medical conditions and remains the only known human case in the state.

The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of health announced Monday.

The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States.

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild