A Grays Harbor resident in Washington State, USA, who was hospitalized with influenza symptoms in early November, has been confirmed to have influenza A H5, a type of avian influenza. According to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), additional testing shows the virus to be H5N5, an avian influenza virus that has previously been reported in animals but never before in humans. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and DOH currently consider the risk to the public from avian influenza to be low. The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized. The…
H5N5 Avian influenza detected in human for the first time
Published in News
More from NewsMore posts in News »
- Restoration of Northern, Talaimannar railway lines begins
- Education reforms should suit the country, not the JVP: Namal
- Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at Pakistan wedding
- Four arrested over alleged Grand Pass shooting plot
- Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port eyes 2mn box capacity after 700-pct growth