epa10553061 The Mayor of Vina del Mar Macarena Ripamonti (L) and Director of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) Maria Soledad Tapia hold a placard about the avian influenza virus in Vina del Mar, Chile, 31 March 2023. Chile Government reported that 1,535 sea lions and 730 Humboldt penguins have died to date as a result of the avian influenza virus, mainly in northern regions. The Chilean Ministry of Health notified this 29 March the first human case of bird flu in a 53-year-old man. EPA/ADRIANA THOMASA
