Photographs from a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with highly pathogenic avian influenza found dead in Wisconsin
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Photographs from a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with highly pathogenic avian influenza found dead in Wisconsin, USA. (A) The pancreas is reddened and has pinpoint to coalescing tan foci of necrosis (arrows). (B) The spleen contains pinpoint tan foci (arrows).
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