Warning Issued for California Beaches as Bird Flu Infects Elephant Seals for First Time

CA health officials warning beachgoers of bird flu for pets after elephant seals contract virus

People and their canine companions are urged to be extra careful now at the beaches because of a new warning from the California Department of Public Health about bird flu.

Researchers closely monitor bird flu outbreak in elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park

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Warning issued for California beaches as bird flu infects elephant seals for first time

The California Department of Public Health is advising the public to avoid contact with sick or dead wildlife along the California Coast after northern elephant seal pups recently tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County. This is the first documented case of bird flu found in northern [...]

First confirmed cases of bird flu in California elephant seals stoke fear as virus surges worldwide

This article originally appeared in Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Last week, a day that ecologists and virologists in California have feared for years finally arrived.  Officials confirmed seven weaned northern elephant seal pups tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza — H5N1 — amid a national surge of the deadly vi…

CDPH Urges Public to Avoid Sick, Dead Marine Mammals, Birds Along California Coast

The California Department of Public Health is urging the public to avoid contact with dead or distressed marine mammals and wild birds along the California coast after H5N1 bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, was confirmed in weaned northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo county.