Bird Flu Kills First Dolphin in Australia, Raising Fears for Its Wildlife
Tests confirmed the virus in a common dolphin, marking Australia’s first documented case in the species as wildlife detections rise to 446.
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Australia's H5 Bird Flu Outbreak Is Now Infecting Dolphins, Seals and Foxes
Australia spent decades as the only landmass that the H5 strain of bird flu did not touch, the same strain that caused mayhem among wildlife and poultry around the world. That era is over, as the virus has shown up this year, spreading from migratory seabirds into Australian mammals, like a red fox near Adelaide, […]
Australia, which has avoided dangerous bird flu for decades, is concerned about the rapid spread of the H5N1 virus among wildlife. The infection, which originated from migratory seabirds, has spread to foxes, seals and, for the first time, dolphins. While the risk to poultry and humans remains low, officials are watching with concern the virus's spread to coastal mammal populations.
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