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H5N1 bird flu kills more than 50 skuas in first Antarctica wildlife die off

For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic ...

Skua deaths mark first wildlife die-off due to avian flu on Antarctica

More than 50 skuas in Antarctica died from the high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the summers of 2023 and 2024, marking the first documented die-off of wildlife from the virus on the ...
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Avian flu behind mass skua die-off in Antarctica, scientists say

While H5N1 has been circulating in Antarctica since 2023, this is the first confirmation showing that it killed birds on that continent.
The Conversation

‘Pirate birds’ force other seabirds to regurgitate fish meals. Their thieving ways could spread lethal avian flu

Simon Gorta is a PhD student at the University of New South Wales and his PhD research is supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship. Richard Kingsford is a ...