H5 bird flu kills fur seal in first mainland Australian mammal case
X-Risk Daily
Sunday 23 August 2026
Biosecurity
Australia has confirmed its first case of H5 bird flu in a mammal, after a long-nosed fur seal was found dead at Beachport on South Australia's Limestone Coast.
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