Australia Detects First Suspected H5N1 Bird Flu Case
Australia, previously the only continent without the H5N1 bird flu strain, has reported its first suspected case after a sick bird was found in Western Australia. This detection marks a significant development in the global spread of the deadly avian influenza.
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Mainland Australia’s first suspected case of deadly H5N1 bird flu investigated after sick bird found in WA
Agriculture minister says no evidence of mass mortality or infection in poultry after migratory wild bird tested The suspected first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu on the Australian mainland is being investigated, after a migratory wild bird was found sick in southern Western Australia. Initial testing at a WA laboratory returned a “suspected positive result for avian influenza”, the agriculture minister, Julie Collins, said. Continue reading...
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Migratory seabird known as brown skua tests positive for avian influenza
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Australia has detected its first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country’s southwest, authorities said on Friday. A migratory sea bird known as a brown skua found in Western Australia’s Cape Le Grand National Park tested positive for avian influenza, and further testing is being conducted to confirm the strain, said state Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis. “We are taking the suspected case of H5 bird flu seriously,” Jarvis said. “If this is confirmed H5 b...
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