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As health authorities have suspected for some time now, bird flu is consistently being spread between mammals, increasing the risk of sustained outbreaks emerging among humans in the future.
Yes. Literally killing dolphins.
https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2024/05/07/new-revelations-in-the-mystery-of-the-dolphin-with-the-bird-flu/
And inefficient airborne transmission from Mink to Ferret. (Not that they are aquatic, but the transmission is concerning.)
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/h5n1-virus-2022-mink-outbreak-capable-inefficient-airborne-transmission/#:~:text=H5N1 avian influenza is widespread,Credit%3A Opla%2FGetty Images.