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1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before
A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case confirmed in the U.S. in nine months.The pati
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However, officials say the risk to the public is low. The confirmation also marks the first human case of bird flu in the state this year, according to health officials. Public health officials are also contacting anyone the patient may have been in close contact.
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People
- Scott Lindquist
Organisations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
- Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
- Washington State Department of Health
- State Department of Health.Testing
- State Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- state Department of Health
- CDC
Places
- Washington State2
- United States2
- Washington2
- New Mexico
- Harbor
- Kansas
- Texas
Keywords
- human2
- confirmed
- influenza
- detected
- symptoms
- animals
- months
- strain
- avian
- first
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