An older woman in southeast Wyoming is hospitalized with bird flu, marking the state's first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza. The woman likely contracted the virus through direct contact with an infected poultry flock at her home.
<p>PLATTE COUNTY,  Wyoming  — An older woman in southeast  Wyoming  is hospitalized with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday.
</p><p>The woman, who lives in Platte County, Wyoming, likely was infected through direct contact with an infected poultry flock at her home, the state health department said in a news release.
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