Deadly H5 bird flu found in local Australian seabird for first time
by Lisa Cox and Graham Readfearn from World news | The Guardian on (#76WQK)
Native greater crested tern - a common coastal bird - tests positive for disease after being discovered at Robe on SA's Limestone Coast
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The first case of deadly H5 bird flu in local wildlife has been recorded in a bird found on the South Australian coast, with experts saying the discovery is an escalation of the disease's arrival in the country.
Separately, in New South Wales, a young fur seal found at Blue Bay on the Central Coast was being tested for H5 bird flu as a precaution. The animal died on Thursday.
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