Norway reports Europe’s first case of bird flu in a polar bear
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Norway reports Europe’s first case of bird flu in a polar bear

May 19, 2026
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Norwegian authorities on Tuesday announced that bird flu has been documented in a polar bear for the first time in Europe, in the Svalbard region in the Arctic. The H5N5 variant of the virus was detected in samples taken from a male bear about one year old and a walrus found dead in mid-May on the icy archipelago, around 1,000km (600 miles) from the North Pole, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute said.

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Norway reports Europe’s first case of bird flu in a polar bear

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