H5N1, a highly lethal form of avian influenza, has whipped through Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America, killing wild birds and marine mammals in staggering numbers. Only Australia and Antarctica remain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/31/world/science-health/bird-flu-south-america-antarctica/?utm_content=buffer5c005&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn  #worldnews #sciencehealth #southamerica #antarctica #birdflu