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Polar Bear Death from Bird Flu
January 13 , 2024
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- Alaska has recorded the first case of a polar bear dying due to bird flu.
- The polar bear died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
- It was contracted by scavenging on bird carcasses infected with the deadly strain H5N1.
- Black and brown bears have previously contracted the deadly virus.
- H5N1 was First identified in 1996 in China.
- In 2020, a new variant of the deadly virus emerged, killing unprecedented birds.
- The virus has impacted numerous mammals, resulting in thousands of deaths.
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