Bird flu is killing thousands of seals | AP News - Associated Press …
Mar 22, 2024 · PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing …
Avian Flu Outbreaks in Marine Mammals Mark New Era for …
May 4, 2023 · A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has killed thousands of wild birds and is now infecting seals and other marine mammals. Researchers know the virus can jump from …
Bird Flu Associated with Hundreds of Seal Deaths in New
Mar 15, 2023 · A seal may contract the virus if it comes in contact with a sick bird’s excrement or water contaminated by that excrement. Seals and sea birds have environmental contact, if not …
Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don't know how to …
Mar 25, 2024 · It's possible the seals contracted the virus from gulls by coming into contact with sick gulls' excrement or by preying on an infected bird, the scientists reported. The U.S. …
Study of H5N1 avian flu seal deaths reveals multiple lineages
Mar 15, 2023 · In the paper, the group wrote that, unlike other mammals known to contract H5N1, seals don't typically feed on birds. They said data suggest transmission to seals occurred …
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on …
Sep 8, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed that three adult harbor seals in Puget Sound have tested positive for the Highly …
Is bird flu behind New England seal deaths? - Futurity
Mar 16, 2023 · A new study links an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza with the deaths of more than 330 New England harbor and gray seals along the North Atlantic coast in June …
Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals
Mar 15, 2023 · Of the 41 stranded seals tested for the virus, nearly half were infected with it, scientists reported on Wednesday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. It is likely that …
Bird Flu Connected to Hundreds of Seal Deaths
Mar 20, 2023 · New research has linked the deaths of over 330 harbor and gray seals along the North Atlantic coast to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Two confirmed cases of avian flu found in Nunavut seals
Dec 18, 2024 · Cases of avian flu have been confirmed in two ringed seals near Resolute Bay. The Department of Health issued a public advisory about the discovery, made in October, on …