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The carnage began at Año Nuevo State Park, roughly 50 miles south of San Francisco, where a strain of H5N1 bird flu has ...

Avian influenza has reached the U.S. west coast’s marine mammal population. Young northern elephant seals located at Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for H5N1, a deadly virus also known as ...

Wildlife authorities confirmed Thursday that nine more elephant seals, a sea lion and an otter have died from bird flu at Ano ...

An avian flu outbreak at California's Año Nuevo State Park is spreading across the Central Coast, infecting elephant seals, a ...

Health officials in southern China are waging war on mosquitoes as the government tries to fight the spread of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. Most people infected with the virus develop ...

An avian flu outbreak, which killed several elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Park last month, has spread to ...

A new strain that dominated the early winter was not well matched to the vaccine, leading to an intense early onslaught of flu.

South Korea records 56 avian flu cases in 2026, with 7 new HPAI outbreaks since March. Latest H5N1 infection hits 45,000 laying hens. Learn containment measures.

The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals has spread to other marine mammals, including a sea otter and sea lion. But wildlife officials are hopeful the outbreak will remain contained.

Wildlife authorities confirmed Thursday that nine more elephant seals, a sea lion and an otter have died from bird flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County.