Australia Reports First Contagious Bird Flu Case
Australian authorities announced that the highly contagious "H5N1" strain of avian influenza has been detected on the mainland for the first time, after it was found in a migrating bird on a southern Perth beach. The Minister of Agriculture stated that the disease has not caused mass die-offs or infections among poultry so far, and that the government has invested 100 million Australian dollars (70 million US dollars) in preparedness for a potential outbreak.
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