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Breaking: Suspected H5 bird flu detection in Australia
Key takeaways
- Federal minister Julie Collins announced the suspected case on Friday.
- The highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as H5, has devastated populations of seabirds, seals and other animals across the world.
- If confirmed, the WA case would mark the first confirmation of the virus on mainland Australia.
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Federal minister Julie Collins announced the suspected case on Friday. (ABC News)
Link copied Share Share article. The first suspected case of a deadly strain of bird flu that has killed millions of birds and mammals worldwide has been found in Western Australia, the federal government has confirmed.
The highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as H5, has devastated populations of seabirds, seals and other animals across the world.
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