Bird flu: first ever death from rare H5N5 strain is recorded in US
The man in Washington state had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials saidA US man is believed to be the first...
By Associated Press · The Guardian World
The man in Washington state had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials said A US man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu , but state health officials said on Friday the risk to the public is low. The man in Washington state, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu strain called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health. Continue reading...