Bird Flu outbreak in Peru: Avian influenza H5N1 kills more than 700 sea lions in protected areas
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Peru has said that more than 700 sea lions have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in recent weeks. Peru recorded its first case of the virus in November in birds in the north of the country. Since then it has killed 63,000 birds. The dead also includes birds like pelicans, various types of gulls, and penguins.