MORE SEALS DYING FROM BACTERIA JG

SEA LIONS FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TO AS FAR NORTH AS BRITISH COLUMBIA ARE DYING FROM A BACTERIAL DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE KIDNEY FAILURE ACCORDING TO THE MONTEREY BAY MARINE MAMMAL CENTER. THE DISEASE, CALLED LEPTOSPIROSIS, AFFECTS SEA LIONS IN LARGE NUMBERS EVERY FEW YEARS. IN THE PAST DECADE, OUTBREAKS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS, MORE SEA LIONS HAVE BEEN INFECTED. THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ALSO NOTED THAT MORE ANIMALS BEING TREATED ARE DYING FROM THE DISEASE.