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  "id": 17863786,
  "title": "Washington state resident dies from ‘severe illness’ after contracting bird flu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/washington-state-resident-dies-from-severe-illness-after-contracting",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:59:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/bird-flu-death-washington"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A resident of Yakima County, Washington, has died following hospitalization for a severe illness caused by avian influenza. According to Guardian Health, the individual had underlying health conditions and was exposed to the bird flu at a dairy with infected cattle.\n\nSTAT News and Winnipeg Free Press report that this marks the first death from complications of the bird flu in the United States in one year. Local health officials confirmed the death occurred on Sunday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Washington state resident dies from bird flu following exposure to infected cattle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/washington-state-resident-dies-from-bird-flu-following-exposure-to",
        "published": "2026-11-02T19:34:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "Washington state resident dies from bird flu following exposure to infected cattle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/washington-state-resident-dies-from-bird-flu-following-exposure-to-17851746",
        "published": "2026-11-02T20:44:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "Washington state resident dies from bird flu following exposure to infected cattle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/washington-state-resident-dies-from-bird-flu-following-exposure-to-17861876",
        "published": "2026-11-02T22:04:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MedPage Today",
        "title": "Washington State Resident Dies From Bird Flu Following Exposure to Infected Cattle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/washington-state-resident-dies-from-bird-flu-following-exposure-to-17870992",
        "published": "2026-11-02T22:14:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}