Atmospheric goals for sustainable development
Atmospheric goals for sustainable development
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可持续发展的大气目标
DOI:
10.1126/science.adg2495
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发表时间:
2023
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
Capon, Anthony
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作者:
Keywood, Melita;Paton-Walsh, Clare;Lawrence, Mark;George, Christian;Formenti, Paola;Schofield, Robyn;Cleugh, Helen;Borgford-Parnell, Nathan;Capon, Anthony
A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIv) that spread through the Holarctic region in 2022, affecting millions of birds (1), has reached South America. The disease threatens marine and terrestrial birds, including endangered species. Realtime information gathering and steps to prevent the spread of disease will be required to mitigate this outbreak. Along the Peruvian coastline alone, HPAIv killed more than 22,000 wild birds in just 4 weeks in 2022, mainly Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) and Peruvian boobies (Sula variegata)(2), both of which are categorized as Endangered in Peru (3). The extant Peruvian population of pelicans in coastal protected areas is around 124,000 (4). The virus has also killed Near Threatened Guanay cormorants (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum)(2, 3). Beyond their conservation status and intrinsic value, these species are of economic interest. The guano produced by the Peruvian pelican, the Peruvian booby, and the Guanay cormorant is used as fertilizer and constitutes one of the most valuable economic resources in Peru (5). HPAIv is spreading across the continent. By December 2022, the virus had been found in birds in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Chile (6). In addition to marine birds, the virus could threaten scavengers, as it has in other regions of the world (7), including the emblematic