# Avian Flu Diary: Washington State Adds 3 More H5N1 Infected Herds - HPAI North American Roundup

> Washington State reported three additional H5N1-infected dairy herds—two in Yakima County and one in Benton County—bringing the total reported since early October to 43. The text also reports three human infections, including one death, and says no human-to-human transmission has been identified in the United States.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T00:14:46.175Z
- Category: disease · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86701-avian-flu-diary-washington-state-adds-3-more-h5n1-infected-herds-hpai-north
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Infected dairy herds can face movement controls and production disruption, which may constrain milk supply locally. Wider dairy-market effects depend on the scale of restrictions and spread.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-03-27 | [Avian flu detections in dairy cows raise more key questions \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16106-avian-flu-detections-in-dairy-cows-raise-more-key-questions-cidrap.md) | -6.0% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2018-08-01 | [New Zealand makes effort to eradicate infected cattle from nation's herd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63475-new-zealand-makes-effort-to-eradicate-infected-cattle-from-nation-s-herd.md) | +5.0% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2024-11-27 | [Bird flu H5N1 outbreak in cattle and Canada infection worry scientists  : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16047-bird-flu-h5n1-outbreak-in-cattle-and-canada-infection-worry-scientists-shots.md) | -4.5% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2024-03-26 | [Avian influenza found in US dairy cattle \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16111-avian-influenza-found-in-us-dairy-cattle-agriculture-dive.md) | -0.5% | -5.2% |
| MILK | 2026-06-30 | [Idaho is American ag’s bird flu hotspot \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15904-idaho-is-american-ag-s-bird-flu-hotspot-capital-press.md) | -2.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- afludiary.blogspot.com: https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2026/11/washington-state-adds-3-more-h5n1.html

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