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"On a remote beach near Esperance, Western Australia, two sick seabirds have
brought the bird flu crisis to Australia.
Testing has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a brown
skua and a giant petrel. Both are species of seabirds commonly found in the
Southern Ocean.
H5N1 is a type of avian influenza, or bird flu, caused by an influenza A virus.
The strain has been confirmed as HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, a globally
circulating strain that can spread rapidly. Over the past five years, this
strain of the virus has killed millions of wild animals and poultry.
These are the first confirmed detections of this strain in Australia. But the
coming weeks will tell us whether these are isolated cases, or the start of a
wider outbreak."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
