Natural History Museum scientists say plasticosis, which scars digestive tract, likely to affect other types of bird too

A new disease caused solely by plastics has been discovered in seabirds.

The birds identified as having the disease, named plasticosis, have scarred digestive tracts from ingesting waste, scientists at the Natural History Museum in London say.

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