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Washington Resident Dies From Avian Influenza Complications

The person owned a flock of domestic birds in their backyard, state officials said.
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Washington Resident Dies From Avian Influenza Complications
FILE - This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). CDC/NIAID via AP, File
Kimberly Hayek
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A resident of Grays Harbor County in Washington state’s southwest has died from complications relating to avian influenza, representing the first recorded human infection globally with the H5N5 variant of the virus, state health officials announced Nov. 21.

The individual is an older adult with underlying health conditions, and had been hospitalized in King County since the beginning of November. Testing at the University of Washington Medicine Clinical Virology Lab showed the patient was positive with the H5N5 virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.