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Julia Hager
Thawing permafrost soils pose an immense source of ancient pathogens. Researchers have now concluded that such "time-traveling" pathogens pose a potential threat to present-day biological communities, as well as to humans.
The Falkland Islands Veterinary Service announced last week that there has been an outbreak of avian pox virus in one colony.
Dr. Michael Wenger
The highly contagious HPAI H5N1 avian influenza virus from the Arctic could cause mass deaths in the deep south with the onset of the Antarctic spring
Heiner Kubny
Russia, as chair of the Arctic Council, has proposed a project to combat viruses that have been hidden under the permafrost for more than 30,000 years.
