Scientific American

First Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to Know

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

First human bird-flu death from H5N5L: What you need to know

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first ...
Healio

First confirmed human case, death from H5N5 bird flu reported in Washington State

An individual with the first-ever human case of H5N5 avian influenza has died, according to Washington State health officials ...

1st human known to be infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu dies

The first human to have ever been infected with the H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials ...

Patient hospitalized after first human case of bird flu linked to rare strain of virus

A strain of bird flu never seen in humans has infected a Washington state resident and left the person hospitalized, state ...

1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before

A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months, and ...

Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu

Grays Harbor County, Wash. — A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird ...

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 ...

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 ...
Civil Eats

What the Rise in Bird Flu Means

While it remains seasonal in poultry, the disease is spreading in dairy cows and infecting hundreds of other ...

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 ...