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Tamara Davison

Bird flu: US records first human death from H5N1 virus

Chickens at a poultry farm (File picture) - (PA Archive)

A person in the United States has died after contracting H5N1 bird flu, marking the country’s first death from the virus.

The unidentified patient, who was over the age of 65 and suffered from underlying medical conditions, is believed to have contracted the virus following exposure to backyard flock and wild birds.

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