'50 dead specimens have been counted...with symptoms compatible with avian influenza,' according to a statement from a Patagonian environmental authority.
The infection has been spreading in marine mammals along the South American coast in recent months, sparking fears that it may eventually reach Antarctica, especially with the seasonal migration of infected birds.
Stock image of a dead brown skua on the beach at Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctica. Scientists fear that the bird flu outbreak could soon reach Antarctica.The virus has circulated for several decades, infecting over 700 people since 2003. Around half of the people infected died from the virus. "With the information available so far, the virus does not appear to be able to transmit from one person to another easily, but vigilance is needed to identify any evolution in the virus that can change that," Sylvie Briand, the director of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention at WHO, said in a statement in July.
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