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flag A deadly virus has infected all wild and captive Spix's macaws in Brazil, threatening their recovery.

flag A deadly, incurable virus has infected all surviving wild Spix's macaws in Brazil, threatening a decades-long effort to restore the critically endangered species to its native habitat. flag Of 20 birds released since 2020, only 11 survived, all now testing positive for circovirus, which causes fatal beak and feather disease. flag Another 21 birds at a breeding center in Bahia also tested positive. flag Brazil’s conservation agency, ICMBio, fined the BlueSky breeding center 1.8 million reais for poor biosafety standards, including unsanitary conditions and improper worker attire. flag The outbreak follows the termination of Brazil’s partnership with Germany’s ACTP after it sold 26 captive birds to a private zoo in India without approval. flag The virus poses no risk to humans.

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