HealthAustralia warns H5N1 may spread after first mass mortality event

Australia’s agriculture minister has warned that H5N1 bird flu is likely to spread further. Testing confirmed the virus in a group of terns affected by the episode. The group included 49 dead birds and 35 that were sick. The incident marks Australia’s first mass mortality event linked to the virus.

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