Deadly H5 bird flu found in local Australian seabird for first time

Dead greater crested tern – a common coastal bird – tests positive for disease after being discovered at Robe on SA’s Limestone Coast

The first case of deadly H5 bird flu in local wildlife has been recorded in a bird found on the South Australian coast.

The federal agriculture minister, Julie Collins, said on Friday that a greater crested tern – a common coastal bird – had tested positive for the disease. The bird was found at Robe on SA’s Limestone Coast.

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