Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal

Seal, flamingo chick die of avian influenza at Chicago zoo
Testing has confirmed that HPAI was the cause of death for Teal, a Chilean flamingo chick, on Jan. 8; and Slater, a harbor seal, on Jan. 9, according to a news release. These are the first known cases of the virus at this zoo.
Chilean flamingo and harbor seal dead from bird flu at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
After two animals died of bird flu in Chicago, the Lincoln Park Zoo’s bird house will be closed for the near future.
Seal, flamingo die from bird flu at Lincoln Park Zoo, officials say
A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo died from the bird flu this month at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, officials said. The flamingo died January 8 and the seal died January 9, the Lincoln Park Zoo said.
‘Beloved’ harbor seal and Chilean flamingo die of bird flu within day at Illinois zoo
Their deaths came within a day of each other, the Chicago zoo said in a Jan. 15 news release. Teal, a months-old Chilean flamingo, died Jan. 8 and Slater, a 7-year-old harbor seal, died Jan. 9.
Lincoln Park Zoo says harbor seal and Chilean flamingo died of avian flu
Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month. In a statement, zoo officials said the
‘We’ve lost two amazing animals:’ Harbor seal, flamingo at Lincoln Park Zoo die from bird flu
A Harbor Seal and Chilean Flamingo at the Lincoln Park Zoo died as a result of avian influenza last week, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday. According to a spokesperson for the zoo,
Bird Flu Kills Harbor Seal and Flamingo at Lincoln Park Zoo, Officials Announce
A Chilean flamingo died Jan. 8 and a harbor seal died Jan. 9, with testing confirming highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as the cause, Lincoln Park Zoo officials said.
Seal, flamingo die of bird flu at Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo said the specific source of the exposure of the animals to bird flu, or H5N1 virus, is not known.
Seal and flamingo die from bird flu at zoo
CHICAGO (CNN) - Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo is mourning the loss of two animals that died from bird flu. The zoo says a 7-year-old harbor seal named Slater died on Jan. 9, following the passing of a Chilean flamingo named Teal the day before.
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal to bird flu
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo announced the death of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo as a result of the Avian Influenza, a highly pathogenic disease in free-ranging waterfowls.
Flamingo, seal die of bird flu at Lincoln Park Zoo
The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next day. Zoo officials say it was “near certain” that the disease derived from contact with a waterfowl that was infected with the virus.
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