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A Washington state resident dies after contracting H5N5 avian influenza, marking the first confirmed human fatality linked to this strain in the United States.
Public health authorities reiterate that the overall risk to the general public remains low despite the fatal H5N5 case in Washington.
Close contacts of the patient are being monitored to rule out potential human-to-human transmission, with no evidence of such transmission reported to date.

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Latest: A Grays Harbor County resident has died after contracting the H5N5 avian influenza, marking the first global human infection of this variant.
The deceased was an older adult with underlying health conditions, and identity has not been released.
The patient had been hospitalized in King County since early November.
UW Medicine labs confirmed H5N5 with CDC verification.
There are 71 cases nationwide; this death is the second H5N5 death in the U.S. since 2024.
Public risk remains low; no other infections detected.
The infected individual kept a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds.
Exposure to poultry, the environment, or wild birds is the likely infection source.
Health officials monitor close contacts to prevent potential human-to-human transmission.
Officials confirm the first global human H5N5 infection and ongoing public health updates.

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A Washington state man is believed to be the first known death from the H5N5 bird flu strain.
The man had a backyard flock exposed to wild birds in Grays Harbor County.
Officials say the risk to the public remains low and no other people have tested positive.
The CDC said there is no information to suggest increased public health risk from this case.
H5N5 is not considered more dangerous to humans than the H5N1 strain behind earlier outbreaks.
Most H5N1 infections in 2024–2025 involved farm workers with mostly mild symptoms.
Public health officials will monitor close contacts of the patient.
The case is tied to a rare H5N5 strain, distinct from H5N1.
CDC statement noted no information would increase public health risk from this infection.
The Washington State Department of Health released the case details.
Officials described the patient as an older adult with underlying conditions.

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