A Washington resident infected with the H5N5 avian flu was reported to be in critical condition and required hospitalisation ...

A person in the US has been infected with a form of avian influenza - commonly known as bird flu - never reported in humans ...

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Health officials said the US man keeps a mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds.

First US human case of H5N5 bird flu confirmed. Patient exposed via backyard poultry. Experts warn low risk but urge ...

According to a new study, an evolutionary shift around 2020 helped the bird flu virus adapt better to wild birds.

Health officials in the United States confirmed a human case of bird flu with a rare strain, H5N5, that had previously only been reported in animals and never in a human. The patient is an older adult ...