Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

After a Western Washington resident became the first human to contract a rare form of avian flu, you may be wondering if ...

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the ...

Bird flu is on the rise again, and surges in cases have been recorded across seven states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), prompting concern over what this could mean for ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with a different strain of bird flu than those seen in past cases, state health officials announced Friday. The person was infected with a bird flu called ...

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that a resident of Grays Harbor County is the first person in the U.S. known to be infected with the H5N5 strain of avian influenza. The ...

The Whatcom County Health Department announced Thursday that a die-off of approximately 25 wild birds in the Wiser Lake area tested positive for the avian influenza virus. Avian influenza, also known ...

The patient is an older adult with underlying health conditions. A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case confirmed in the U.S. in nine months. The ...

Avian flu in humans may have made a reappearance after 9 months, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Health. An older adult male in Grays Harbor County with underlying ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.

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