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Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalized

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Summary
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80% Informative

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu after contact with sick birds.

It is the first human case of the virus in the state, health officials say.

The risk to the public is low, but people should stay away from sick or dead birds, they say.

VR Score

81

Informative language

80

Neutral language

51

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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