Bird flu detected in dead Senegal pelicans

By Diadie Ba
Updated January 30 2021 - 6:39am, first published 6:37am
Rangers say 750 pelicans found dead in northern Senegal last week have tested positive for bird flu.
Rangers say 750 pelicans found dead in northern Senegal last week have tested positive for bird flu.

About 750 pelicans found dead in a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Senegal last week have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the head of the parks authority says.

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