Flu epidemic
First case of bird flu infection detected in the Antarctic region
Scientists have long feared the risk of the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in history in Antarctica, the main breeding ground for many bird s…
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Flu epidemic
Bird flu has appeared in Antarctica
Fears that avian flu could spread in this cold land when the highly virulent H5N1 virus was first found in the carcasses of pirate birds here.