FOOD & DRINK
Dolphin in Florida found with deadly bird flu, researchers say
DIXIE COUNTY, Fla. - A dolphin that died after it was found in distress and stranded in Florida's Big Bend region was infected with highly pathogenic bird flu, according to a recently published report from researchers with the University of Florida Marine Animal Rescue Program. This discovery marks the first known detection of the Influenza A virus, a pathogen that causes bird flu, in a common bottlenose dolphin.
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