H5N5 Bird Flu Confirmed in Washington State as Global Avian Influenza Monitoring Continues Amid Emerging Challenges
Published: November 19, 2025
Duration: 3:57
Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
This is Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update. It’s Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Here are the top stories shaping the global response to avian influenza in the last 24 hours.
Top stories:
First, the Washington State Department of Health has confirmed the first known human infection with the H5N5 strain of avian flu in the United States. This follows a nine-month period with no reported human bird flu cases in the country. The patient is an older adult from Grays Harbor County and remains ho...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
This is Bird Flu Bulletin: Daily H5N1 Update. It’s Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Here are the top stories shaping the global response to avian influenza in the last 24 hours.
Top stories:
First, the Washington State Department of Health has confirmed the first known human infection with the H5N5 strain of avian flu in the United States. This follows a nine-month period with no reported human bird flu cases in the country. The patient is an older adult from Grays Harbor County and remains ho...