H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.Read MoreAvian Influenza, Foxes, Deaths (Fatalities), Beaches, Fish and Other Marine Life, Disease Rates, Mammals, Agriculture and Farming, Birds, Animals, Poultry, Viruses, Wildlife Die-Offs, Pigs, Influenza, Cattle, Swine Influenza, Peru, California, Latin America, South America, United States, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthNYT > Health
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