A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people.

Rare Human Death From Bird Flu Reported In China—Here's What You Need To Know About The Disease. ByRobert Hart, Former Staff. Robert Hart is a former London-based Forbes senior reporter.

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As the World Health Organization calls the current outbreak a “significant public health concern,” here’s everything to know about the bird flu and whether humans are at risk.

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What states have had human bird flu cases? As of December 2024, 36 people in California, 10 people in Colorado, and 11 people in Washington state had tested positive for bird flu.

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Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

In the Asia-Pacific region, recent outbreaks of HPAI in poultry are reported in Cambodia, the Philippines and South Korea.