{"id":2695728,"date":"2026-11-02T13:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-state-resident-becomes-third-in-us-to-die-of-bird-flu\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:31:12","slug":"washington-state-resident-becomes-third-in-us-to-die-of-bird-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-state-resident-becomes-third-in-us-to-die-of-bird-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington state resident becomes third in US to die of bird flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-state-resident-becomes-third-in-us-to-die-of-bird-flu%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2695728&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington state officials said on Sunday\u200c that a resident died from bird flu, the \u2062first U.S.death from the\u200c virus this year. \u2064The \u200bYakima County resident was exposed at a dairy with infected cattle and had preexisting \u2064health conditions, the\u200b Yakima Health District said. This is\u200b the third\u200c U.S. death attributed to the \u2062H5 bird-flu strain.<\/p>\n<p>The page also\u200d included links to related stories (about a severe human case \u2064showing mutations, FDA milk testing, and how extreme\u2063 temperatures\u200c complicate response) and \u200ba Washington Examiner\u2062 subscription\/paywall prompt.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\" aria-labelledby=\"wex-article-title\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/?srsltid=AYCX9vIQP9IdK2-Vuai1j5_kKYN5LI0fFWfYvUebK6z9OkF9CyHoJxMb\">Washington<\/a> state officials said Sunday that a resident died of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bird-flu\/?srsltid=AYCX9vIagZFrrCuXs_ehYMyPZSQM_Uw3h_AdZWDPVR6hTaTzNbbzsx2k\">bird flu<\/a>, marking the first death in the United States from the virus this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said a Yakima County resident died after being exposed to the avian influenza at a dairy with infected cattle. 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The Yakima County resident reportedly contracted the avian influenza at a dairy with infected cattle and had preexisting health conditions, according to the Yakima Health District. 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