UC Santa Cruz's deep expertise with elephant seals vital to avian influenza monitoring
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
SANTA CRUZ, California, March 19 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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UC Santa Cruz's deep expertise with elephant seals vital to avian influenza monitoring
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As H5N1 avian influenza infection is confirmed among more northern elephant seals and adjacent coastal species including a southern sea otter and California sea lion at UC Santa Cruz's Ano Nuevo Reserve, researchers continue to monit . . .
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UC Santa Cruz's deep expertise with elephant seals vital to avian influenza monitoring
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As H5N1 avian influenza infection is confirmed among more northern elephant seals and adjacent coastal species including a southern sea otter and California sea lion at UC Santa Cruz's Ano Nuevo Reserve, researchers continue to monit . . .