dancingdogs, 1 month ago

#giftarticle

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/health/birdflu-marine-mammals.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m00.tqnt.k-wwbemu6bus&smid=url-share

#BirdFlu Is Infecting More #Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
#H5N1, #avianflu #virus, killed tens of thousands of #marinemammals, and infiltrated American #livestock for first time.
H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, had already killed at least 24,000 South American sea lions along the coasts in less than a year. Now comes for elephant seals.
Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and risk it poses to humans
#Maskup