The Washington state resident, an older adult with underlying conditions, was infected with a strain that has previously been reported in animals but never before in humans ... .
The man, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for H5N5 bird flu called after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain ....
A sharp rise in cases of bird flu across UK farms have raised fears of empty shelves in butchers and supermarkets nationwide just weeks before Christmas... .
The deceased was likely exposed to the flu by domestic poultry or wild birds, and public health officials state the risk to the general public remains low ....