Avian flu, Argentina 😢🧪

re-sharing Thijs Kuiken’s x-Twitter post:

“New: Highly pathogenic avian #influenza #H5N1 confirmed in mass mortality of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) in #Argentina. Over 1300 elephant seal pups found dead, representing 56-74% mortality, normally less than 1%.”

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