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SYDNEY, July 10 – Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly \u200bH5N1 bird flu virus in a native seabird, \u200cmarking a new phase in the disease’s spread after it landed on the country’s shores last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laboratory testing by Australia’s national science \u200bagency confirmed the case in a greater crested tern \u200bfound in the South Australian coastal town of \u2060Robe, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the first \u200bconfirmed infection in an Australian seabird, with all other cases \u200bbeing found in migratory seabirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It brings the total number of confirmed detections in the country to 12, after authorities on Friday also confirmed \u200btwo additional infections in South Australia and one in \u200bWestern Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collins said the development was “concerning” but not unexpected, adding that there \u200cwas \u2060still no evidence of mass mortalities or spread to the poultry or broader agriculture sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Our scientists are undertaking further work to establish the potential pathway that resulted in the \u200bAustralian sea bird’s \u200binfection,” she \u2060said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What we do know is that this is a coastal seabird that has been overlapping \u200bcoastal range with migratory seabirds that have previously \u200btested \u2060positive for H5.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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