First Human Case of H5N5 Bird Flu Detected in Washington State

One hospitalized patient with underlying health conditions infected with H5N5; one prior death from H5N1 bird flu reported in Louisiana in January.

For the first time in recorded history, a human being has been infected with the H5N5 strain of avian influenza — a threshold crossed quietly in Washington state, where an older resident with underlying health conditions was hospitalized after exposure to a backyard poultry flock. Health authorities are careful to frame this as an isolated event, with no evidence of spread between people, yet the case arrives as migratory birds intensify their seasonal movements and the influenza virus continues its ancient, restless work of mutation. It is a moment that asks not for panic, but for the kind of

First Human Case of H5N5 Bird Flu Detected in Washington State

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