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The tide came in last week carrying thousands of dead sardines onto South Africa's south coast, and by dawn, stretches of Gqeberha's shoreline were flecked with silver. Along Hobie and Pollock beaches, bewildered residents watched as waves deposited more fish on the sand, fueling fears that a virus linked to devastating sardine die-offs overseas may be at work.

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