
The H5N1 virus is spreading rapidly among seabirds and sea mammals, causing deaths from pole to pole. By Fermín Koop, May 8, 2024Gannets nesting on the Heligoland islands in the North Sea near Germany. Migratory seabirds may be helping avian flu to spread around the world and between species. (Image: Sina Schuldt / Alamy)A deadly strain of avian influenza is spreading across the global ocean.Scientists estimate that it has caused the death