Washington reports first US bird flu death of 2026; health officials say risk to the public is low
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A person in Yakima County, Washington, who caught bird flu after being exposed to infected dairy cows has died following a severe illness, county health officials said on Sunday. This is the first person in the US to die from complications from avian influenza in 2026, and the third in the US to die …
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