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Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu as virus reaches every continent
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- The disease had been found in a brown skua The H5N1 strain of bird flu has for the first time been found in Australia, the country's agriculture ministry confirmed.
- The disease was found in a migratory seabird, a brown skua, in remote Western Australia, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said on Saturday.
- The bird was found on a beach at the Cape Le Grand National Park near the town of Esperance, about 700km (434 mi) south-east of Perth, according to local media.
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Yvette Tan Getty Images. The disease had been found in a brown skua The H5N1 strain of bird flu has for the first time been found in Australia, the country's agriculture ministry confirmed. It means the highly contagious variant has now reached every continent.
The disease was found in a migratory seabird, a brown skua, in remote Western Australia, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said on Saturday.
The bird was found on a beach at the Cape Le Grand National Park near the town of Esperance, about 700km (434 mi) south-east of Perth, according to local media.
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