Seals facing deadly virus threat
Distant islands between Australia and the Antarctic continent experienced an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, resulting in the death of thousands of pup seals and hundreds of penguins. Scientists believe the virus spread through wildlife from French subpolar islands located approximately 2,000 kilometers away. This is the first time this strain has been recorded on Australian territory, amid ongoing concerns about its potential spread eastward toward regions hosting the world's largest concentrations of marine life.
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