Buttonwood Park Zoo, Bird flu and Harbor seal

Zoo takes precautions after seal’s death from bird flu
The Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Blue, a harbor seal that died from the bird flu earlier this month.
Bird flu blamed for "beloved" seal's unexpected death at Massachusetts zoo
The Buttonwood Park Zoo said in a social media post that the "beloved" seal named Blue likely got the avian flu by coming into contact with an infected wild bird. "Avian flu conti
Harbor seal at New Bedford zoo dies after contracting bird flu, officials say
Blue was placed under veterinary observation on Jan. 31, but his condition had not yet been diagnosed when he died earlier this month.
Seal dies of bird flu at Massachusetts zoo
A harbor seal named Blue at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford died earlier this month of the bird flu. The zoo announced Wednesday on social media that a diagnostic test revealed Blue died from complications from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
Blue, Buttonwood Park Zoo’s harbor seal in New Bedford, dies from bird flu
A 21-year-old harbor seal at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, named Blue, died last week from highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as avian flu or bird flu. Diagnostic testing on Blue showed that he died from complications from the virus,
Zoo mourns beloved harbor seal who died of avian flu
Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, is believed to have contracted the virus through contact with a wild bird, zoo officials said.

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