First-ever human case of rare bird flu strain confirmed in western US

The country's first-ever H5N5 bird flu case has been confirmed in Washington state, where a resident is hospitalized with a ...

First human case of rare bird flu reported in Washington state. Are you at risk?

After a Western Washington resident became the first human to contract a rare form of avian flu, you may be wondering if ...

First human case in US of H5N5 bird flu strain confirmed in Washington resident

A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu — the first U.S. human case reported in about nine months and ...
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First ever human case of H5N5 avian flu confirmed in Washington state

The health department in Washington state has confirmed that a resident of Grays Harbor County is the first person to be ...

Washington State health officials confirm first human case of H5N5 bird flu

Washington state health officials have confirmed the country’s first human case of H5N5 — a strain of avian influenza carried ...

Washington man ‘severely ill’ with ‘unpredictable’ virus never before seen in humans

In a startling first, a Washington state man has been infected with a strain of bird flu previously only detected in animals and never before in humans. The “severely ill” man was hospitalized with a ...

Could H5N5 Strain Of Bird Flu Be The Next Pandemic? Experts Answer

"Unlike the more familiar H5N1 strain, H5N5 infections in humans are extremely rare. This strain is known for its genetic ...

US Reports World's First Human Case Of H5N5 Bird Flu. All About The Virus

Health officials said the US man keeps a mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds.

First-Ever Human Case of H5N5 Bird Flu Found in Washington

Bird flu hasn’t gone anywhere, and it’s still sickening Americans. Health officials in Washington have confirmed that a ...

Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu

Health officials in Washington state report a resident has contracted bird flu, marking the first U.S. human case since ...
American Hospital Association

Washington resident is first human to contract H5N5 strain of bird flu

The Washington State Department of Health announced Nov. 14 that a state resident hospitalized earlier this month is the first human to have the H5N5 strain of bird flu. The virus was previously ...