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1stH5N5death Grays Harbor County resident dies from first global human infection of H5N5 avian flu by KOMO News StaffFri, November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM Updated Fri, November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM A Grays Harbor County resident has died after contracting the H5N5 avian influenza, marking the first recorded human infection with this variant globally, according to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). The deceased was an older adult with underlying health conditions, according to the DOH. The individual's identity, including name, gender, and age, has not been disclosed to respect the family's privacy. The patient had been hospitalized in King County since early November. ---------------------- Note: earlier misdiagnosed as H5N1 jan case US reports first fatal H5N1 infection as avian flu strikes more poultry, cats Lisa Schnirring January 6, 2025 The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) today announced that a patient previously hospitalized with a severe H5N1 avian flu infection has died.

nov case Grays Harbor County resident diagnosed with H5N1 Avian flu Preliminary human bird flu case reported in Washington state Chris Dall, MA November 14, 2025 An individual in Washington state has preliminarily tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, state health officials said yesterday. If confirmed, it will be the first human bird flu case in the United States since February. In a news release, officials with the Washington State Department of Health said the case-patient is an older adult from Grays Harbor County with underlying health conditions. The person was hospitalized after developing a high fever, confusion, and respiratory distress in early November and continues to receive treatment. Confirmatory testing from the Washington State Public Health Laboratories is pending, and state and county officials are working to determine the potential sources of infection. The last US human bird flu case was reported on February 14 in Platte County, Wyoming. On February 12, health officials in Ohio reported that state's first human H5N1 case. Both case patients were exposed through contact with infected poultry. seals Avian flu has decimated world's largest breeding colony of southern elephant seals Since highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) spread to the island of South Georgia in the sub-Antarctic in 2023, its breeding population of female southern elephant seals—the world's largest—has plummeted by nearly half, scientists reported yesterday in Communications Biology. The researchers, from the British Antarctic Survey in England, said the loss may threaten the population's future by reducing the number of surviving pups. It also underscores the need for continued, intensive monitoring to track HPAIV's long-term effects on this species. During the 2022 and 2024 breeding seasons, the team monitored elephant seal populations at breeding colonies on South Georgia, in the South Atlantic Ocean, using aerial imagery from three beaches, which made up 15.6% of the island's colony at the last population count in 1995.