Bird flu slams seals and sea lions at the bottom of the world but spares Pacific Coast so far

The largest population of elephant seals in the world suffered massive mortality in 2023 from H5N1 bird flu infection. Animal ...
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HSE issues Ireland bird flu warning amid fears it could jump to humans

The HSE has issued a new warning over bird flu in Ireland, urging the public to avoid handling sick or dead wild birds as ...

Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.
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Avian flu decimates the world’s largest population of elephant seals: Half of the females have disappeared

The British Antarctic Survey estimates that more than 50,000 individuals are missing from the beaches following the virus’s ...

What to Know About the New ‘Subclade K’ Flu Variant

The variant is known as influenza A subtype H3N2 subclade K–sometimes called “subclade K” for short—and it has been detected ...