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Dead Florida dolphin was infected with highly pathogenic bird flu (www.wfla.com)

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[–] harcesz@szmer.info 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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Researchers documented the first North American cetacean case of avian influenza in a Florida dolphin, underscoring the need for further research on this cross-species virus transmission.

The case of a Florida bottlenose dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or HPAIV — a discovery made by University of Florida researchers in collaboration with multiple other agencies and one of the first reports of a constantly growing list of mammals affected by this virus — has been published in Communications Biology.