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What is avian flu, the disease afflicting viral TikTok emu Emmanuel?

  • Written by: Marta Hernandez-Jover, Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, Charles Sturt University
What is avian flu, the disease afflicting viral TikTok emu Emmanuel?Twitter/@Hiitaylorblake

Viral TikTok star Emmanuel – an emu who gained a vast online following thanks to videos shared by his owner at Knuckle Bump Farms in Florida – has reportedly fallen sick with avian influenza.

Farm owner Taylor Blake wrote on Twitter that wild geese brought avian influenza to the farm, with many birds having since...

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