1st human known to be infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu dies, Washington state officials say

The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...

Washington state resident dies after contracting a bird flu strain never before detected in humans, officials say

The man, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a type of bird flu called H5N5.

Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans

A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.

Patient hospitalized after first human case of bird flu linked to rare strain of virus

One person had died from the disease. In early January, a backyard flock keeper hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana ...

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 ...
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Lifesaving new vaccine protects against swine, human and bird flu

Pigs could play a key role in ending the flu as we know it. That’s the message behind new research testing a computer-designed vaccine that protects swine from flu—and may one day do the same for ...