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Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Coverage of Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in the Nexus archive.
- H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Australia for the first time, meaning virus has now reached every continent
H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in Australia for the first time, with the virus detected in a brown skua near Esperance, Western Australia. The outbreak marks the virus's spread to every continent, though no poultry infections or mass mortality have been reported on the mainland.