A Yakima County, Washington, resident hospitalized with severe illness after contracting avian influenza has died, the Yakima Health District said Sunday, according to KGW³.

The district said the person contracted the virus after exposure to infected cattle at a Yakima County dairy³. The individual had underlying health conditions³. Officials did not release the person's name, age or gender, citing the family's privacy³.

KGW reported the announcement from Yakima, Wash., and identified avian influenza by its common name, bird flu³. The Portland station said the death followed hospitalization with severe illness³.

The Guardian reported a Washington resident died after hospitalization with severe illness following bird flu exposure and also noted underlying conditions¹. A Washington State Standard headline and available summary said a Yakima County farmworker died after contracting highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to the health district². The Standard's full article could not be read because the site returned a challenge page².

KGW said the health district described transmission of avian influenza between people as extremely rare and never documented in the United States³.

What remains unknown from the assigned readable reports includes the person's occupation beyond the Standard snippet, the specific underlying conditions, and whether other local or national cases were tied to the same dairy^2,3.

Not medical advice.