Bird flu spreads to unlucky Washington state resident

Well, it was nice while it lasted. However, one of our few runs of good luck appears to have run out: the first instance of a human contracting H5N1 avian flu cropped up earlier this month.

'A Grays Harbor resident who was hospitalized with influenza symptoms in early November has been confirmed to have influenza A H5, a type of avian influenza.

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