{
  "id": 15917655,
  "title": "Migratory birds spread avian influenza to Greenland's polar bears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/migratory-birds-spread-avian-influenza-to-greenlands-polar-bears",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:20:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-migratory-birds-avian-influenza-greenland.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Migrating birds that breed in the Arctic are spreading avian influenza to polar bears in eastern Greenland, according to a new study that found evidence of infections in bear blood samples acquired from Greenland Inuit subsistence hunters.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}