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Threats to the environment and wildlife are still ever-present — a new highly pathogenic avian influenza has just hit the state, McGuire said, making birds and now elephant seals in Northern California sick.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Highly pathogenic avian influenza hit the north central Iowa flock of about 35 birds Wednesday, March 4, the department said.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Lake Katherine experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 in February 2025.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Although tests are still pending, officials say the deaths were likely caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, which is a respiratory disease of birds caused by influenza A viruses.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Highly pathogenic avian influenza hit the north central Iowa flock of about 35 birds Wednesday, March 4, the department said.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Lake Katherine experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 in February 2025.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Although tests are still pending, officials say the deaths were likely caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, which is a respiratory disease of birds caused by influenza A viruses.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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