First Human Case of Bird Flu Identified in Wyoming

A Wyoming resident has been hospitalized with the bird flu, the state’s first human case and the third U.S. hospitalization.

Test tube is seen labelled 'Bird Flu' in front of the U.S. flag in this illustration taken on June 10, 2024. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

U.S. health authorities said Friday that Wyoming has identified its first human case of the H5N1 bird flu, making it the third confirmed instance of hospitalization related to the avian influenza virus in the United States.

The Wyoming Department of Health said on Feb. 14 that a female resident of Wyoming’s Platte County had contracted the virus and was admitted to a health care facility in neighboring Colorado, where she is undergoing treatment.