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

CIDRAP·Nov 24

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A patient in Washington state has died from an H5N5 avian flu infection, marking the first confirmed human case of this strain in the US. The case is also the first reported human infection with this particular bird flu strain. Reports indicate this is the first human case of bird flu in the US in some time, but the duration since the last case is not consistently specified.

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