First case of deadly H5N1 confirmed in Australian seabird
- Australia has confirmed the first local case of a seabird infected with the deadly H5N1 flu virus on Friday, weeks after the country reported detecting the virus on its shores.
- The country’s national science agency confirmed the H5N1 case in a greater crested tern found in the South Australian coastal town of Robe, agriculture minister Julie Collins said.
- Two more bird flu infections have been reported in South Australia, and one in Western Australia on Friday, increasing the tally of confirmed or presumed detections of H5N1 in the country to 12, the government said in an update.
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- Australia has confirmed the first local case of a seabird infected with the deadly H5N1 flu virus on Friday, weeks after the country reported detecting the virus on its shores.
- The country’s national science agency confirmed the H5N1 case in a greater crested tern found in the South Australian coastal town of Robe, agriculture minister Julie Collins said.
- Two more bird flu infections have been reported in South Australia, and one in Western Australia on Friday, increasing the tally of confirmed or presumed detections of H5N1 in the country to 12, the government said in an update.
Sources: The Independent