New Scientist on MSN1d
H5N1 flu is now killing birds on the continent of Antarctica
A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of ...
Vox26d
Is it time to worry about bird flu?
This strain of bird flu is on every continent except Australia — and Australia has its own deadly strain going around. It’s also in our waters. It’s in dolphins, in seals, and in sea lions ...
WESA22d
Bird flu is killing wild birds and mammals, too
A farm worker became the first reported human case of bird flu in Ohio. They join dozens ... Even wild mammals like foxes and sea lions are susceptible. Dr. Justin Brown, DVM, PhD, is a Penn ...
The New York Times21d
We’re Running Out of Chances to Stop Bird Flu
In the wild world, avian flu has infected and killed members of at least 48 mammal species including sea lions and foxes, and has devastated wild bird populations. The current outbreak in poultry ...
WPRI 1221d
Seal dies of bird flu at Buttonwood Park Zoo
In recent years, the bird flu has killed thousands of pinnipeds, a group of mammals that includes seals and sea lions. In 2022, NOAA declared an Unusual Mortality Event for harbor and gray seals ...
Phys.org17d
Backyard poultry at risk of bird flu when migrating mallards stop to rest
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks—natural carriers of avian influenza—stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard ...
CNN22d
The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests
In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case. The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus was ...