by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:

More than 3,300 sea lions in Chile have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus. That represents a six-fold increase in just 4 weeks, according to government estimates released on Wednesday.

The outbreak is also affecting other marine animals, including dolphins, porpoises, sea otters, and penguins. As the virus continues to mutate and get better at infecting mammals, the ruling classes continue to warn of the potential for a future human pathogen.

Chile has also seen a case of bird flu in humans.