Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence • Alaska Beacon
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The highly pathogenic influenza that just claimed its first known polar bear victim continues to circulate in the world’s wild populations
Gary Flory on LinkedIn: #hpai #mapa #brazil #agriculture #avianinfluenza #avianflu #poultry…
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Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence • Alaska Beacon
Daniela de Queiroz Baptista on LinkedIn: Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of…
Muhammad Usman Zaheer (DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVPM, M.A.C.E.) on LinkedIn: Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of…
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Polar bear dies from bird flu, in first recorded case
Gary Flory on LinkedIn: Avian influenza: largest seasonal epidemic ever in Europe
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Alaskan Polar Bear's Death Marks First Known Case of Avian Influenza in the Species - The Rainforest Site News
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The bird flu has killed a polar bear for the first time ever – and experts say it likely won't be the last - CBS News
Alaska Division of Public Health changes COVID reporting rules, Yereth Rosen posted on the topic
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First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications? • Alaska Beacon
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Avian influenza has returned to Alaska, and so have health advisories
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Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon, Author at Alaska Public Media
Yereth Rosen on LinkedIn: Deadly Wrangell landslide is part of a pattern in vulnerable Alaska…
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Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon, Author at Alaska Public Media