GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY: A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. The person, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health.

The man in Washington state had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials said

A Washington man is believed to be the first human to die from the rare H5N5 bird flu strain, health officials report.