WASHINGTON STATE – Health officials in Washington are on alert as a Grays Harbor County resident tested positive for bird flu . The Washington State Department of Health is testing a sample, and if confirmed, this would mark the first human case of bird flu nationally in nine months.

Heather Hill, a public health nurse at the Benton-Franklin Health District, explained the rarity of human infections.

"So humans certainly can get it. It's extremely rare, but it's something we're being very, very cautious about because our concern is we're heading into flu season," Hill said.

While there is no vaccine for bird flu, Hill emphasized the importance of being proactive.

"What we do encourage is humans to get their seasonal flu vaccine, to try to prevent coming down with seasonal flu and th

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