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WA confirms 1st bird flu case in a resident this year

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 officials said Friday. It is the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February.

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Rare Bird Flu Strain Detected in Washington State Resident

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WA confirms first bird flu case in a resident this year

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Washington resident infected with different strain of bird flu, health officials say

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with a different strain of bird flu than those seen in past cases, state health officials announced Friday.

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Control zones in place over bird flu outbreak near Lanark

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Washington Reports First Human Case of H5N5 Bird Flu

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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, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.

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US reports bird flu case involving a strain experts warn could unleash a pandemic

While investigators have not yet confirmed the exact way the patient was infected, early signs suggest backyard poultry may be the source

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First case of H5N5 bird flu reported in Washington, new avian influenza causes hospitalisation

H5N5 bird flu is a type of avian influenza commonly affecting poultry animals. This is the first reported human case of the strain.

Medscape

Bird Flu Is On the Rise Again. What Physicians Need to Know

Health officials say the threat to humans remains low, but a lack of data and surveillance clouds the real risk that the H5N1 virus poses.