Washington Man Dies From First Case of Bird Flu Strain Reported in Humans

Although bird flu infections in humans remain rare, this case marks a significant development in flu surveillance in the U.S.
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New Flu Strain and Low Vaccination Rates Could Mean Aggressive Flu Season Ahead

Starting in 2025, this year’s flu season is spreading early, and with vaccination rates low and a novel virus strain, health ...

First human case of rare bird flu reported in Washington state. Are you at risk?

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

First-ever human case of rare bird flu strain confirmed in western US

The country's first-ever H5N5 bird flu case has been confirmed in Washington state, where a resident is hospitalized with a ...
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Bird Flu In US: How Is The New H5N5 Strain Different From H5N1?

A U.S. patient has tested positive for the H5N5 bird flu subtype for the first time. Learn how H5N5 differs from H5N1, what ...
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Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain

MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test ...

Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in US in nine months

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, and they're infected with a strain of the virus that hasn't been ...
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Experimental intranasal vaccine triggers broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) reported encouraging results from an early phase clinical trial that found an ...
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Early-stage clinical trial demonstrates promise of intranasal influenza vaccine in generating broad immunity

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) report encouraging results from an early phase clinical trial that found an ...
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CDC Panel Targets Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Aluminum Adjuvants

A new Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) workgroup will review childhood and adolescent immunization schedules, a move that infectious disease experts caution could be another step in ...