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. She has other health conditions and is hospitalized in another state.

An elderly woman from southeast Wyoming is the state’s first reported human case of the Type A H5N1 bird flu strain. The woman likely contracted the virus from infected poultry at her home. Health officials indicate the risk to the general populace remains low,