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Dead Pigeons in the Islands Not with Bird Flu or Newcastle Disease

Summary by RÚV
It is still unclear what caused the death of an unusually large number of pigeons in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands two weeks ago. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority received a report about the pigeons from the Vestmannaeyjar Police and took samples from them to determine what caused their deaths. Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir, director of MAST, says the results were received today and revealed that neither bird flu nor Newcastle disease caused…
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It is still unclear what caused the death of an unusually large number of pigeons in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands two weeks ago. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority received a report about the pigeons from the Vestmannaeyjar Police and took samples from them to determine what caused their deaths. Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir, director of MAST, says the results were received today and revealed that neither bird flu nor Newcastle disease caused…

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RÚV broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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