Individual, who also had underlying conditions, was hospitalized after being exposed to avian influenza

A Washington state resident has died after being hospitalized with “severe illness” after contracting bird flu, local health officials said on Sunday.

The individual was exposed to avian influenza, also known as bird flu, at a dairy with infected cattle in Yakima county, according to a news release. The person was subsequently hospitalized with severe illness and died on Sunday. Health officials said that the individual, whose identity had not been released, had underlying health conditions.

The minister for agriculture, Julie Collins, confirms case of H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia, with another suspected

The deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has arrived on the Australian mainland with test results confirming a bird found on the Western Australian coast was positive for the disease.

The agriculture minister, Julie Collins, confirmed a brown skua found unwell last Sunday at Cape Le Grand national park in southern WA died from H5N1.