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The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first detected infection of the H5N5 bird flu strain in a human, noting that community risk remains low. Dr. William Schaffner, an ...

The patient is an older adult with underlying health conditions. A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case confirmed in the U.S. in nine months. The ...

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

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 ...

BLACKFEET RESERVATION – The Blackfeet Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a case of avian flu (H5N1) in the wild bird population on the Blackfeet Reservation. The virus was found in a migrating Canada goose ...

A new vaccine to protect dairy and poultry workers from bird flu does not require a needle and works against multiple strains of the H5N1 virus, researchers at the University of Maryland Center for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A resident of Washington state has contracted a new form of bird flu — the first case of its kind. The source of ...

Washington state health officials confirmed Friday that a resident has contracted a rare strain of bird flu, marking the nation’s first human case of avian influenza since February. According to The ...