From the University of Minnesota: Wyoming reports its first human H5N1 avian flu infection
Wyoming reports its first human H5N1 avian flu infection
By Mary Van Beusekom, MS, February 17, 2025
woman living in Platte County has contracted Wyoming’s first case of H5N1 avian flu and is the fourth American to be hospitalized for the virus, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) confirmed late last week.
The infected woman is hospitalized in another state, is older, has underlying medical conditions, and was likely exposed to H5N1 through contact with her infected backyard poultry flock. “H5N1 has been known to be infecting wild birds in Wyoming for some time now with the currently circulating virus spreading nationally since 2022,” the WDH said in a press release. “Infections among poultry and dairy cattle have also occurred previously in Wyoming.”
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