Avian influenza has reached the U.S. west coast’s marine mammal population. Young northern elephant seals located at Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for H5N1, a deadly virus also known as ...

An avian flu outbreak at California's Año Nuevo State Park is spreading across the Central Coast, infecting elephant seals, a ...

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Following news this week of a southern sea otter's death from avian flu, experts are now saying the disease's outbreak has infected more species of marine mammals along the San Mateo County coast.

Scientists estimate more than 60 marine mammals may have been infected by the virus.

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After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Año Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter and sea lion. So far, only animals in San Mateo ...

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Experts are closely monitoring the marine animals, flagging mortalities and advising beach visitors to take extra precautions. Meanwhile, a Sonoma County poultry facility was struck by bird flu in ...

Patrick Robinson, a biologist and director of the UC Santa Cruz Año Nuevo Natural Reserve, said that about 47 elephant seals ...

The cluster of infections appears confined to an area of San Mateo County, and no cases have been detected at Point Reyes National Seashore.