A recent study has generated alarming headlines, but it’s been unhelpfully exaggerated in the news.
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It’s easier to steal another seabird’s meal than catch your own fish. But this behaviour by skuas, frigatebirds and gulls is contributing to the spread of lethal avian influenza
The lethal strain of highly pathogenic bird flu is everywhere – except Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Here’s how we’re planning for its arrival
Migratory birds could bring the lethal bird flu variant that is assailing the rest of the world’s birds.
The first sign of a new bird flu might be a dead seabird or marine mammal. Better surveillance of migratory birds and wildlife – and better public awareness – is crucial.
The chytrid fungal disease has been decimating frog populations worldwide for decades, and research progress has been slow. A new method for detecting the disease could help change its course.
Amphibians have been devastated by a chytrid fungus pandemic. Researchers immunized California red-legged frogs in Yosemite to give them a fighting chance at survival, with surprising results.
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Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Conservation Biology Researcher, University of Newcastle
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Conservation Ecologist, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Public Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor and Webster Family Chair in Viral Pathogenesis, University of Otago
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COO, Wildlife Health Australia; Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
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Chief Scientist, CSIR - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
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Wildlife Health Australia Program Manager (Emergencies); Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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PhD Candidate in ecology, UNSW
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Catedrático de Microbiología. Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología (SEM), Universidad de Navarra
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Investigadora en Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal CISA-INIA, CSIC, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)