Sick and dead birds reported as avian flu concerns grow

🇦🇺 The Sydney Morning Herald (AU) —
Sick and dead birds reported as avian flu concerns grow

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An outbreak of avian flu H5N1 variant was confirmed in a sick brown skua found near Esperance in Western Australia, raising health concerns about the spread of the virus among bird populations.

The H5N1 variant of the virus was confirmed in a sick brown skua found on a remote beach near Esperance in Western Australia, about 700km southeast of Perth.

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