Antarctica’s First Bird Flu Outbreak: Skuas Infected on Mainland, Penguins at Risk!
Scientists have confirmed that bird flu has made its way to the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, raising concerns about the spread of the H5N1 virus in the region. The virus was detected in two dead scavenging birds known as skuas near Primavera Base, an Argentinian scientific research station on the Antarctic peninsula. Suspected cases of H5N1 have also been reported in other bird species in the Hope Bay area on the Antarctic …