In the last two years, more than half a billion birds have died globally. The cause isn’t deforestation or climate change or the destruction of grasslands — all of which are contributing to the precipitous decline of wild birds — but avian influenza, i.e., bird flu.

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H5N1 Avian Influenza

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This community is for discussion of the global H5N1 avian flu outbreak which began in 2021. Please keep posts factual and science-based!

Posts may be removed if they are from a disreputable source, fear-monger, or promote conspiracy theories.

Further reading:

United States (CDC): H5N1 Situation Report

Europe (ECDC): Avian Influenza

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