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Australia Detects H5 Bird Flu as Virus Reaches Every Continent
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Australia Detects H5 Bird Flu as Virus Reaches Every Continent Australia reported its first mainland case of H5 bird flu, marking the spread of the deadly virus to every continent on the planet. The strain was found in a dead migratory seabird in remote Western Australia, Julie Collins, the country’s agriculture minister, said at a press conference in Canberra on Saturday. There’s no evidence of any infections among poultry, she said.
Australia Detects H5 Bird Flu as Virus Reaches Every Continent
Australia reported its first mainland case of H5 bird flu, marking the spread of the deadly virus to every continent on the planet.
The strain was found in a dead migratory seabird in remote Western Australia, Julie Collins, the country’s agriculture minister, said at a press conference in Canberra on Saturday. There’s no evidence of any infections among poultry, she said.