Climate extremes trigger rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier Ree...

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#OceanHeat
#CoralReefs
#TippingPoints
#Epizootic
#BiodiversityLoss
#Extinction
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

Climate extremes trigger rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier Ree...

phys.org/news/2025-12...

#BiodiversityLoss
#Extinction
#CoralReefs
#Epizootic
#TippingPoints
#OceanHeat
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

Spain reports new Swine Fever cases as crisis threatens exports The virus is not transmissible to humans but is a threat to the European Union’s largest pig herd and a major producer globally.

"Spain has raised the African swine fever case count from two to nine in a sign its first outbreak of the disease in more than three decades is worsening, threatening shipments from one of the world’s top pork exporters."

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#Epizootic #AfricanSwineFever

A looming global threat: H5N1 virus decimates wildlife, disrupts ecosystems and endangers human health We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive species extinction due to environmental damage caused by human land use chan...

A looming global threat: #H5N1 #virus decimates wildlife, disrupts ecosystems and endangers human health.

#HPAI #epizootic #zoonotic

phys.org/news/2025-03...

Immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu reduces bird flu severity in ferrets, study suggests Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University o...

#Immunity against seasonal #H1N1 flu reduces #bird #flu severity in #ferrets, study suggests.

#H5N1 #HPAI #epizootic

phys.org/news/2025-02...

Possible evidence of windborne H5N1 viral infections in chickens A team of government veterinarians with the State Veterinary Institute Prague in the Czech Republic has found possible evidence of windborne H5N1 infections in chickens. In their paper posted on the b...

Possible evidence of #windborne #H5N1 viral infections in #chickens.

#aerial_transmission #HPAI #epizootic

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Avian flu suspected in up to 15 bird deaths at New York City zoos At least three and possibly up to 15 birds have died of avian flu at two New York City zoos, according to the organization that operates the facilities.

#Avian_flu suspected in up to 15 #bird #deaths at #New_York_City #zoos

#H5N1 #HPAI #epizootic

phys.org/news/2025-02...

Bird flu has likely killed hundreds of birds in Massachusetts: 'Virus is widespread in the state' The circulating bird flu has become "widespread" in the Bay State, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 wild birds across the region.

#Bird_flu has likely killed hundreds of #birds in #Massachusetts: '#Virus is widespread in the state'

#epizootic #H5N1 #HPAI #zoonotic

phys.org/news/2025-01...

Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday.

Chronic wasting disease detected in #Georgia #deer for the first time.

#CWD #epizootic #prion

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CWD detected in new part of Utah Utah officials say the prion disease, which is found in deer and other cervids, appears to be spreading in the state.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is similar to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and are both caused by Prions and has been found to be spreading in mule deer and elk in Utah. #diseases #epizootic #zoonosis www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...