Avian Flu
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Avian flu spreads between mammals in the wild
(ORDO NEWS) — The mass death of sea lions from avian influenza suggests that the virus may be spreading between mammals in the wild: A study of a deadly outbreak in Peru indicates that highly pathogenic avian influenza may have mutated in a way never seen before in nature. Hundreds of dead or dying sea lions have washed up on the beaches of Peru since January. Before they died, the…