Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67509697 Bird flu kills hundreds of flamingos in Argentina
27th November 2023, 12:00 EST
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News
An outbreak of bird flu has killed 220 flamingos in north-western Argentina, officials have confirmed.
The dead birds are of the James's flamingo species (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), which lives at high altitudes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
The H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus currently spreading through South America can infect an entire flock within days...
27th November 2023, 12:00 EST
By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News
An outbreak of bird flu has killed 220 flamingos in north-western Argentina, officials have confirmed.
The dead birds are of the James's flamingo species (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), which lives at high altitudes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
The H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus currently spreading through South America can infect an entire flock within days...
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