US EditionPreliminary case of bird flu in Washington state would be U.S.'s first in 9 months
An older adult with underlying conditions is hospitalized with H5N5 bird flu, the first U.S. human case in nine months, raising total cases to about 71, officials said.
- A Washington state resident has tested positive for the H5N5 strain of bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. since February.
- The infected individual is an older adult with underlying health conditions who remains hospitalized.
- Health officials believe the resident's backyard poultry flock, which was exposed to wild birds, is the likely source of infection.
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In Washington, for the first time, a human infection with the avian influenza strain H5N5 has been confirmed. The sick man holds poultry and is treated in the hospital.
First Human Bird Flu Case In 9 Months: Person Was Infected With A New Strain
A person in Washington state has been infected with the bird flu for the first time in nine months. Not only is this the first case in a long time, but the person was infected with a strain of avian influenza that has never before been reported in human beings. The patient has been hospitalized with H5N5 avian influenza since early this month. This patient is described as an older resident of Grays Harbor County who has underlying health issues.…
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In the U.S., bird flu has now been detected in a patient in the hospital – it is the first case of this strain in humans.
US Patient Sick With Bird Flu Virus That Has "Pandemic Potential": Report
A resident of Washington state has been admitted to the hospital with an H5N5 bird flu infection, according to state health authorities. The strain detected in this patient has not previously been...
WA resident sick with bird flu virus never before seen in humans
The Grays Harbor County resident infected with bird flu this month has tested positive for a type of the virus never before detected in humans, state health officials confirmed Friday. The state Department of Health said Thursday the resident was considered to be "preliminarily positive" for influenza A H5, but has since confirmed the infection as the first human case of bird flu in the state this year — and the first in the country in at least …
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