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Bird flu spreads to unlucky Washington state resident

Séamus Bellamy
Nov 18, 2025
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Well, it was nice while it lasted. However, one of our few runs of good luck appears to have run out: the first instance of a human contracting H5N1 avian flu cropped up earlier this month.

“A Grays Harbor resident who was hospitalized with influenza symptoms in early November has been confirmed to have influenza A H5, a type of a…

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