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DEADLY BIRD FLU DISCOVERED ON ANTARCTICA, THREATENING PENGUIN COLONIES


SCIENTISTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE FATE OF ITS PENGUINS AND OTHER SPECIES

By Naomi Schanen
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Dino Grandoni
February 27, 2024 at 12:54 p.m. EST
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A deadly strain of bird flu has been found on mainland Antarctica for the first
time, according to scientists, raising concerns over the risk of mass mortality
of the continent’s huge colonies of penguins and other animals found nowhere
else on Earth.


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Researchers on Saturday confirmed the presence of the H5 subtype of avian
influenza in two dead seabirds, called skuas, near an Argentine base and
scientific research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, according to the Spanish
National Research Council (CSIC).


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