Warning issued to pet owners in Australia as deadly bird flu strain detected on mainland for first time
- Australian authorities have warned pet owners to keep cats indoors and dogs on leads after the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed on the mainland for the first time.
- Authorities detected four such cases in wild birds across Western Australia and South Australia in the past two weeks.
- Australia was the last continent in the world free of the highly contagious pathogen before the detections.
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- Australian authorities have warned pet owners to keep cats indoors and dogs on leads after the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed on the mainland for the first time.
- Authorities detected four such cases in wild birds across Western Australia and South Australia in the past two weeks.
- Australia was the last continent in the world free of the highly contagious pathogen before the detections.
Sources: The Independent