Bird Flu Reached a Yakima County Resident Exposed to Infected Cows One Week After Washington’s First Dairy Herds Were Confirmed
Nature World News | 23.10.2026 02:01
A Yakima County resident has tested positive for avian influenza after exposure to infected dairy cattle, the Yakima Health District announced Oct. 15, just seven days after federal and state labs confirmed Washington's first H5N1 detections in dairy herds. The person has not had severe illness, was not hospitalized, and is recovering in isolation at home.
