HealthFirst H5 bird flu death recorded in endangered Australian sea lion

South Australia has recorded the first known death of an endangered Australian sea lion from H5 bird flu, after one was found dead at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island. Fewer than 12,000 are thought to remain, with numbers already falling about 2% a year. Officials warn the virus could have a devastating effect without a vaccine.

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