US EditionWashington Resident Dies from Rare H5N5 Bird Flu
The deceased, an older adult with underlying conditions, likely contracted H5N5 from their backyard flock; 70 human bird flu cases were reported in the US this year, CDC said.
- On Friday, a Washington resident died after infection with H5N5 avian influenza, the state Department of Health said, marking the first human case of this variant confirmed by the CDC.
- Since January 2022, the US outbreak has featured more spread among mammals, with seventy human cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mostly in people who work closely with animals.
- The patient, an older adult with underlying health conditions, had a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds, and DOH sampling results detected avian influenza in the flock environment.
- Health officials are monitoring close contacts, reporting no additional positive tests or evidence of human-to-human transmission, while DOH and CDC say the risk to the general public remains low.
- Health agencies urge animal workers to wear PPE and caution around bird feces and feeders, noting another elderly bird-flu fatality earlier this year.
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Washington State Resident Believed to Be the First to Die From a Rare Strain of Bird Flu
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. The person, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu […]
US records second human bird flu death of year
WASHINGTON — A resident of Washington state has died after contracting a rare strain of bird flu previously only reported in animals, state health officials said — the second human fatality linked to the virus in the United States this year. The patient was only identified as “an older adult with underlying health conditions” and had been hospitalized since early this month, the Washington state department of health said Friday. Tests conducted …
An elderly man living in Washington State, on the West Coast, died after having contracted a variant of avian influenza previously detected only on animals. "The risk to the public remains low," says the local health authorities according to which "there is no evidence of the transmission of this virus between people." This is the second avian influenza death since the beginning of the year in the United States. - An American succumbs to a rare …
Miami, U.S.A., Nov 22 (EFE).- U.S. health authorities announced the death of a patient who had been infected with the H5N5 virus, a rare strain of avian influenza, which is the first recorded death of a human being due to this variant. “A resident of Grays Harbor County receiving treatment for avian influenza H5N5 died today,” the Washington State Department of Health reported in a statement. According to the authorities, the deceased was the fi…
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