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Australia Reports First Bird Flu Case in a Mammal as Seal Dies

Bloomberg·August 23, 2026 at 4:21 AM+2

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Australia reported its first confirmed case of the H5 bird flu in a mammal, after a long-nosed fur seal was found dead in South Australia.

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