England: Dozens of Humboldt penguins die from avian malaria

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Officials at the Dudley Zoo and Castle are reporting a huge loss of Humboldt penguins due to the parasitic disease, Avian malaria. The malarial infection killed 50 of the 69 penguin colony. Zoo Director, Derek Grove, said: We are all heartbroken with the huge loss in Penguin Bay and it's been an especially distressing time [...]

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