Concerning – Bird Flu Has Evolved To Spread to Marine Mammals
A study from the University of California, Davis, and the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) in Argentina reveals that the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza virus has evolved to transmit among birds and marine mammals, presenting a direct risk to wildlife conservation efforts. The study, published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, is the first genomic characterization [...]