# Bird flu kills Washington resident, strikes 47,000 chickens

> A Yakima County resident who had been exposed to bird flu through infected dairy cattle died on November 1, the third bird-flu death reported in the United States. Separately, an outbreak at a Pierce County egg farm affected 47,000 chickens; the virus has also spread among dairy herds in Washington.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:23:35.970Z
- Category: disease · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92703-bird-flu-kills-washington-resident-strikes-47-000-chickens
- Commodities: [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Poultry losses can reduce egg supply and support higher egg prices, while continued spread raises biosecurity and production risks. The article gives no indication that the affected flock alone would materially shift broader feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- chinookobserver.com: https://chinookobserver.com/2026/11/10/bird-flu-kills-washington-resident-strikes-47000-chickens/

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