The symptoms of the viral infection include eye redness, cough, sore throat, fever, runny nose, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle aches, headaches, fatigue and trouble breathing.

At least 65 human cases of H5 bird flu have been confirmed this year, with the majority being detected in California.

Los Angeles County health officials reported the first human case of bird flu in the area less than a week after a statewide emergency declaration was announced.

HARSTINE ISLAND, Washington — The Wild Felid Advocacy Center near in Washington lost 20 wild cats after bird fly swept through the big cat sanctuary. The sanctuary is dealing with the deaths and health protocols after bird flu wiped out more than half of their big cat population, our Seattle sister station KIRO-7 reported.

Bird flu has taken a terrible toll at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center, a sanctuary for wildcats and their hybrids on Harstine Island.

Twenty big cats at a wild animal sanctuary in Shelton have died from the bird flu. It happened within a matter of days around Thanksgiving, and now the non-profit is preparing to clean so it can reopen to the public next year.