WSDA Confirms HPAI in Dairy Herd in Benton County
PUBLISHED ON November 4, 2026 OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed a detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a Benton County dairy herd. The virus was detected by the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL) through…