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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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

New form of bird flu hospitalizes Washington state resident

A person in Washington is presumed infected with bird flu virus. Health officials in the state do not know the source.
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Washington Reports First Human Case of H5N5 Bird Flu

Washington state health officials confirmed Friday that a resident has contracted a rare strain of bird flu, marking the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...