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Despite the high morbidity and mortality rates that resulted from the epidemic, the Spanish flu began to fade from public awareness over the decades until the arrival of news about bird flu and other pandemics in the 1990s and 2000s. [320] [321] This has led some historians to label the Spanish flu a "forgotten pandemic". [177]
[65] [66] Scientists have also found cases of H5N1 of clade 2.3.4.4b in common bottlenose dolphins from Florida. [ 67 ] On April 26, the FDA reported the virus had spread to cow herds in nine states, including Colorado , with one in five U.S. commercial milk samples testing positive for traces of bird flu.
The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern: There are no current identifiable risks to the species. DD: Data deficient: There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
The dolphin genus Sotalia is considered to have two member species with the classification of Sotalia guianensis [3] [4] as a distinct species from Sotalia fluviatilis [5] [6] in 2007. This was a result of recent morphometric analyses, as well as mitochondrial DNA analysis.
Various cases of stranding over the years have been a cause for alarm. With an unfavorable conservation status and the increasing amount of debris piling in the ocean every year, striped dolphin's population is decreasing. 37 dolphins stranded off the Spanish Mediterranean coast were suffering from dolphin morbillivirus (DMV). The causes of ...
Scientists have detected fentanyl and other drugs in dozens of dolphins from the Gulf of Mexico, which could have large implications on the overall health of the oceans, they say. The research ...
Bottlenose dolphins have a long lifespan — at least 40 years in the wild — with some populations staying in the same areas year-round. Resident dolphin pods can be useful in detecting ...
For the first time, researchers claim to have recorded a pair of dolphins demonstrating some rather human-like behavior. Dolphins might have a 'highly developed spoken language' Skip to main content