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  "id": 6585095,
  "title": "Scavenging linked to virus variety in wild birds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/scavenging-linked-to-virus-variety-in-wild-birds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T12:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-scavenging-linked-virus-variety-wild.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The scavenging behavior of many wild birds plays an important role in the type, number and variety of viruses they have, a new University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found.",
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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."
}