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Raw cat food sold in Arizona recalled after testing positive for bird flu

A voluntary recall was issued Tuesday for a brand of raw cat food distributed in Arizona after the testing was positive for ...
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 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 ...
The Poultry Site

Wild birds drive spread of H5N1 across North America

Now, in a new study looking at how these viruses were introduced and spread in North America, Louise H. Moncla from the School of Veterinary Medicine and her team have found that wild birds are ...

Washington state resident dies after rare bird flu strain infection

The person, who had been hospitalized in King County since early November, died on Nov. 21, health officials said.

Washington woman dies from bird flu complications

The 75-year-old woman with underlying health conditions developed a high fever, confusion and respiratory distress before ...
WGN Radio 720

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

A Washington state man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials ...

First human case in US of H5N5 bird flu strain confirmed in Washington resident

A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu — the first U.S. human case reported in about nine months and ...
CIDRAP

Indiana tracks more avian flu outbreaks in poultry

The latest update from the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) notes that more ...
CIDRAP

CWD hits another Richland County, Wisconsin, deer farm

A 3-year-old buck on a Richland County, Wisconsin, deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the ...
KOIN

Preliminary case of bird flu in Washington state would be U.S.’s first in 9 months

Health officials in Washington state say they have identified the nation’s first human case of bird flu since February, pending confirmatory testing. A Grays Harbor County, Washington, ...