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Environment
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Avian flu decimates the world's largest population of elephant seals: Half of the females have disappeared

Highly pathogenic avian influenza 2.3.4.4b jumped to mammals and caused catastrophic declines, eliminating over 50,000 female southern elephant seals on South Georgia.
Film
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

SF Bat Week Movie Premiere: "The Invisible Mammal" w/ Q&A (The Roxie)

A team of women scientists races to save North America's little brown bat from a rapidly spreading, deadly disease through field research and conservation action.
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Public health
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Cause of grotesque wildlife mutations across the US revealed

Insect-transmitted, centuries-old animal viruses are causing visible growths in US wildlife but currently remain species-specific and do not infect humans.
Public health
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Mutant deer with horrifying flesh bubbles spotted in US

Deer across the US are contracting deer cutaneous fibroma (deer warts), a species-specific papillomavirus spreading via biting insects, increasing this summer.
Public health
fromMail Online
3 months ago

'Frankenstein' rabbits with face tentacles now pose threat to humans

A contagious cottontail rabbit papilloma virus is causing grotesque facial growths in wild rabbits across multiple US states and may spread with warming temperatures.
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

Calif. sea lions face disease outbreak in fatal seasonal surge

Leptospirosis, a kidney disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria Leptospira, is identifiable by symptoms like unusual drinking behavior in California sea lions.
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