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Why community volunteers are essential to how New Zealand deals with the arrival of bird flu
Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific Island countries are the only countries free of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The deadly avian influenza virus was first detected in the Southern Hemisphere in 2023 and has spread through South America to sub-Antarctic islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. The virus is decimating wild bird populations around the world, with millions of dead birds…
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What you need to know about bird flu in Pennsylvania
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As cases of bird flu have been reported across species and locations, states across the country are taking precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. The Pennsylvania Farm Show, which starts later this week and draws hundreds of thousands of people, is a potential breeding ground for virus transmission, and the state Department of Agriculture…
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Seabird “food theft” could be source of deadly avian flu
Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds around the world since 2021 and can rarely infect humans, could spread through the food-stealing behaviour of some seabirds. A study published in the journal Conservation Letters suggests that food theft, also known as “kleptoparasitism,” in which some seabirds such as frigatebirds and…
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