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First bird flu death in an Australian mainland mammal is a grim milestone. We know how bad this can get

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First bird flu death in an Australian mainland mammal is a grim milestone. We know how bad this can get
First bird flu death in an Australian mainland mammal is a grim milestone. We know how bad this can get
SANKA VIDANAGAMA/Contributor/Getty Images Australia has crossed another grim threshold in its H5N1 bird flu outbreak. For the first time, the virus has infected an Australian mainland mammal: a long-nosed fur seal found dead at Beachport on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, about a four-hour drive southeast of Adelaid
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Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain
Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia on Wednesday follows three mass mortality events in terns Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A long-nosed fur seal has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the first confirmed
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