“Washington state resident dies from bird flu after exposure to infected cattle”

Key points

• A Yakima County resident died from bird flu, the first U.S. death in a year.
• The person had exposure to avian influenza at a dairy with infected cattle.
• CDC confirms the infection type as H5N1; 33 dairy herds tested positive locally.
• Three human infections tied to a dairy; public health officials monitor contacts.
• Over 70 U.S. human infections reported since early 2024, but no sustained person-to-person spread.