BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the hypothermia death of a 65-year-old man Thursday afternoon. State health officials said the coroner confirmed the Rapides Parish’s man death as winter weather-related.

The LDH announced Monday that a man over the age of 65 died from Bird Flu, making this the first case of death in the US. LSU Health experts weigh in on how this can raise a little concern over the spread of the virus.

The United States has reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus. The Louisiana Department of Health announced in a statement on Monday that a patient over the age of 65,