Bird flu detected in Antarctica for the first time

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) announced that Argentine scientists found the infected birds near the Primavera Base in Antarctica, highlighting these as the continent's first known cases. The presence of the virus poses a potential risk to penguins.

The statement emphasized, "This discovery confirms that the virus has reached Antarctica for the first time, despite the natural boundaries and distances that separate the continent from others."

Experts are considering the possibility that migratory birds have carried the virus to Antarctica.