Media is reporting what is being called a startling first..
A Washington state man has been infected with a strain of bird flu previously only detected in animals and never before in humans..
The “severely ill” man was hospitalized with a high fever, confusion and respiratory distress earlier this month and confirmed to have H5N5, a subtype of avian influenza carried by wild birds like ducks and geese.
It is being reported that he has health conditions and is older.
This is developing