The H5N5 strain of bird flu has been primarily observed in animals, particularly in domestic and wild birds. Health officials confirmed that the infected individual, an older adult with underlying ...
Washington health officials have reported that a resident recently became infected with a type of bird flu previously only seen in animals. The person who ...
Officials believe the person was infected with the H5N5 strain of bird flu, which has not been previously seen in humans.
The Washington State Department of Health said this is the first time the H5N5 variant has been detected in a human.
Bird flu hasn’t gone anywhere, and it’s still sickening Americans. Health officials in Washington have confirmed that a ...
The avian flu variant is not the same as H5N1, but medical officials say it likely was created from a "common ancestor" ...
US reports 1st human case of H5N5 bird flu strain in Washington state, with officials confirming no human-to-human transmission so far.
A Washington state resident has bird flu, and it's a different type than what was seen in previous infections, state health ...
As bird flu continues to cause problems around the world, a patient in the US has tested positive for H5N5, a subtype of ...
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, and they're infected with a strain of the virus that hasn't been ...
Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, told Newsweek in an email on Saturday, “Infection with a H5N5 bird flu virus ...