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Breaking: Local transmission of H5 bird flu 'very, very likely', SA government says

Breaking: Local transmission of H5 bird flu 'very, very likely', SA government says
ABC Australia Wednesday 29 July 2026, 00:43 UTC 1 min read
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Local transmission of H5 bird flu 'very, very likely', SA government says Posted Wed 29 Jul 2026 at 10:43am South Australian authorities say it is "very, very likely" the H5 strain of bird flu is spreading locally, in what would represent the first known cases of local transmission of the virus. The state has identified 11 more suspected cases of H5 bird flu, seven of which are in South Australia's south-east and four on Kangaroo Island. While officials are still waiting for final testing...

Local transmission of H5 bird flu 'very, very likely', SA government says Posted Wed 29 Jul 2026 at 10:43am South Australian authorities say it is "very, very likely" the H5 strain of bird flu is spreading locally, in what would represent the first known cases of local transmission of the virus. The state has identified 11 more suspected cases of H5 bird flu, seven of which are in South Australia's south-east and four on Kangaroo Island. While officials are still waiting for final testing results, "due today or tomorrow", South Australia's Primary Industries Minister Clare Scriven said it was "extremely likely" to represent "localised distribution" of the virus. Loading
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