Avian influenza was first diagnosed in a walrus in Spitsbergen | RTL News
Research conducted by a German laboratory shows this.
Last year, about six walruses were found dead in Spitsbergen. According to Ledersen, it is “not unlikely” that some may also be infected with bird flu. Walruses mainly eat fish and shellfish, but occasionally birds as well.
Avian influenza is a highly contagious disease that mainly affects birds. Migratory birds spread the virus around the world. The virus is also increasingly affecting other animal species and sometimes humans. At the beginning of this year, it was announced that a polar bear had died from bird flu in Alaska for the first time.
The current type of virus appeared in 2021 and has since spread throughout the world. In Poland, cats fell prey to bird flu. Also brown and black bears, foxes, badgers, sea lions and otters. In addition, entire colonies of birds, such as predatory gulls and predatory seagulls, were wiped out Penguins in Antarctica.
in Watchman Emeritus Professor Diana Bell of the University of East Anglia (in Norwich, England) said she found this development frightening. “In recent years, the list of affected mammals has become longer. The diversity in animals is now so great that it is no longer just a disease of birds.”
We previously made this video about the virus:
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