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Breaking: Suspected bird flu case detected in NSW
Key takeaways
- A suspected case of bird flu has been detected in NSW.
- Samples were taken from a giant petrel near Hawks Nest on the Mid North Coast that tested positive for the strain of influenza in preliminary testing.
- The samples have been sent to the CSIRO to confirm if it is a H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza, or bird flu, strain.
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A suspected case of bird flu has been detected in NSW. (ABC Goldfields & Esperance: Nicholas R Ward)
Link copied Share Share article. A suspected positive case of H5 bird flu has been identified in New South Wales, the state agriculture minister has announced.
Samples were taken from a giant petrel near Hawks Nest on the Mid North Coast that tested positive for the strain of influenza in preliminary testing.
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