Farmers' Advance

Bird flu is surging and 'Indiana has been the hotbed of activity'

Indiana has been the hotbed of activity in the last month, with outbreaks in 28 commercial and 21 backyard flocks infecting ...
Gastroenterology Advisor

Washington Patient Dies After Rare Bird Flu Infection

An older adult passed away in Washington state of the first known human case of H5N5 avian influenza in the United States.

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 ...
The Cardiology Advisor

Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain

A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans.
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 ...

California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts say

California could see an early and especially sharp start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates ...
Daijiworld

Elderly Washington resident dies in World’s First Human case of H5N5 bird flu variant

In a concerning development, health officials in Washington state have confirmed the first known human infection globally of the H5N5 avian influenza variant, after an elderly resident with underlying ...

Confirmed: A deadly bird flu strain has reached an Australian territory

A deadly strain of bird flu has reached has reached one of Australia's sub-Antarctic islands, the federal government has ...
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 ...
CIDRAP

Washington state officials confirm H5N5 avian flu patient has died from infection

A Grays Harbor County, Washington resident has died from avian flu, state officials confirmed over the weekend. The patient ...
Medscape

Bird Flu Patient in Washington State Dies From Rare Strain

The older adult male in Washington State who tested positive for avian flu in early November has died and was the first ...

First death reported from rare bird flu strain

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident ...