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A third US person has died of bird flu (HPAI H5) since the virus jumped from wild birds to dairy cows, with the latest fatality linked to exposure at an infected Washington dairy farm. Health officials say three cases have been reported in Washington's Yakima County, though risk to the general public remains low.
Unannounced 'patient-zero' drills across 73 New York-area healthcare facilities found that 40% failed to properly mask and isolate a symptomatic actor, with only 25% of clinicians wearing all recommended PPE, raising concerns about hospital readiness for a bird flu or respiratory virus outbreak.