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Fur seal death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from H5 bird flu

A long-nosed fur seal found dead in South Australia has become the first mammal on the Australian mainland confirmed to have died from the H5 bird flu strain, signaling a fresh escalation in the virus's spread.

Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain
Fur seal death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from H5 bird flu
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A long-nosed fur seal found dead in South Australia has become the first mammal on the Australian mainland confirmed to have died from the H5 bird flu strain, signaling a fresh escalation in the virus's spread.