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MEDICAL NEWS · THE GUARDIAN: HEALTH · 2 November 2026

Washington state resident dies from ‘severe illness’ after contracting bird flu

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The individual was exposed to avian influenza, also known as bird flu, at a dairy with infected cattle in Yakima county, according to a news release. The Yakima health district has said that it, in coordination with the Washington state department of health, is monitoring human cases of bird flu in Yakima county.

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