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Albania: African swine fever found in wild boars

In February 2024, African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Albania for the first time. The contagious ASF virus was found in two dead wild boars. These wild boars where found in the municipality Kükes in the North-East of Albania, nearby the border with Kosovo and North Macedonia. ASF is present in these two
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Wolf died of a bacterial infection

Foto: © vinder In November 2023 a young wolf was found dead in the mud in the woods of the Northern Veluwe, a nature reserve in the centre of the Netherlands. The animal could not free itself and died. It was brought to the Dutch Wildlife Health Centre (DHWC) in Utrecht where it was investigated by ecologists
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Occurrence of bird flu is currently low, but stay vigilant

Since the last major outbreak of bird flu in 2023, mainly among gulls and terns, the spread of bird flu among wild birds in the Netherlands has been relatively little. However, the virus is still around. It is important to stay vigilant on sick and dead birds.
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Montenegro: African swine fever found in wild boars

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in two wild boars found dead in Montenegro, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The wild boars were found on January 12th, 2024. It was likely that ASF would appear in Montenegro as it was confirmed in North Macedonia in 2022 and in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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Alaska: Polar bear dies from bird flu

In late December 2023, it was announced that a polar bear had died from the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Alaska. The polar bear was found dead in October near Utqiagvik in the North Slope region. This is the first polar bear reported to have died from bird flu. As the chances of finding a dead polar
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Again dead white stork with rubber bands

Dead white stork. Photo: Ferry Brands On 16 July 2023, an almost fully fledged white stork (Ciconia ciconia) was found under its nest in Megen, Noord-Brabant. Half an hour before the young was practising wing flapping. The stork was collected by the DWHC in Utrecht to investigate the cause of death.
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Roe deer with deer botfly

At the end of June 2023, a roebuck in the province of Limburg was put out of its misery and collected for research by the DWHC in Utrecht. The roebuck had swollen front legs, had difficulty standing, did not flee when approached and was shaking a little with his head (tremor).
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