Bird Flu Reaches Washington Dairy Cattle for the First Time as Two Yakima County Herds Are Quarantined

Nature World News | 15.10.2026 11:58
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in dairy cattle in Washington for the first time, with two infected herds in Yakima County now under quarantine. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the detections on Oct. 8, calling them the first confirmed cases of the virus in livestock in the state.
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