Avian Influenza Is Affecting Wild Mammals - The New York Times

As a new version of bird flu spread through North America this spring, scientists began finding the virus in red foxes, bobcats and other mammals.

So far, the virus appears to be taking a greater toll on fox kits than adult foxes, potentially because the young animals do not yet have fully developed immune systems, experts said. But the overal… [+1238 chars]

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