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 ...

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 ...
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Washington Resident Is Infected With a Different Type of Bird Flu

A Washington state resident has bird flu, and it's a different type than what was seen in previous infections, state health ...

Preliminary case of bird flu in Washington state would be U.S.'s first in 9 months

Health officials in Washington state say they have identified the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February, ...
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Bird Flu Detected in Human for First Time — What Are the Symptoms?

What are the symptoms of bird flu in humans? Understanding how to recognize a bird flu infection is an important when it ...

Rare Bird Flu Strain Detected in Washington State Resident

Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, told Newsweek in an email on Saturday, “Infection with a H5N5 bird flu virus ...
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Avian influenza continues to be detected across the state

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, continues to be detected in wild birds across much of Washington.

First U.S. case of human bird flu in 9 months confirmed in Washington state

The U.S. has reported its first human case of bird flu since February, with a confirmed infection in Washington state ...

Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in US in nine months

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, and they're infected with a strain of the virus that hasn't been ...
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Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain

HealthDay News — A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans. The older adult, ...