Washington state resident dies after contracting bird flu, first U.S. death this year

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-11-02 22:58:13 UTC

A Washington state resident has died after being hospitalized with severe illness after contracting bird flu following exposure at a dairy with infected cattle in Yakima county, marking the first U.S. death from bird flu complications this year. [1] [2]

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

   The Guardian · 2026-11-02 21:59:02 UTC · Full text

2. CBC World: A person in Washington state has died from complications of the bird flu, the first such U.S. death in a year.

   CBC World · 2026-11-02 20:28:02 UTC · Excerpt

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