Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo and harbor seal

Seal, flamingo chick die of avian influenza at Chicago zoo
Testing has confirmed that HPAI was the cause of death for Teal, a Chilean flamingo chick, on Jan. 8; and Slater, a harbor seal, on Jan. 9, according to a news release. These are the first known cases of the virus at this zoo.
Chilean flamingo and harbor seal dead from bird flu at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
After two animals died of bird flu in Chicago, the Lincoln Park Zoo’s bird house will be closed for the near future.
‘We’ve lost two amazing animals:’ Harbor seal, Chilean flamingo at Chicago zoo die from bird flu
The sources of exposure are unclear, but officials said it was almost certainly from contact with an infected waterfowl.
Lincoln Park Zoo says harbor seal and Chilean flamingo died of avian flu
Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month. In a statement, zoo officials said the
Chicago zoo sees ‘beloved’ seal and baby flamingo die from bird flu as virus mutates
Teal the Chilean flamingo had just been born last fall and Slater the harbor seal was often seen training with keepers
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal to bird flu
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo announced the death of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo as a result of the Avian Influenza, a highly pathogenic disease in free-ranging waterfowls.
Seal, flamingo both die of bird flu at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo said the specific source of the exposure of the animals to bird flu, or H5N1 virus, is not known.
‘Beloved’ harbor seal and Chilean flamingo die of bird flu within day at Illinois zoo
A pair of “amazing animals” — a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo — have died of bird flu at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois, officials say. Their deaths came within a day of each other, the Chicago zoo said in a Jan.
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