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Yakima County Confirms First U.S. Avian Influenza Death of 2026 as Dairy Outbreak Expands Across Central Washington

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Source: Vyraa News

A hospitalized Yakima County resident with underlying conditions has died from H5N1 avian influenza following dairy cow exposure, as state veterinarians manage quarantines across more than thirty infected herds.

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