Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-06-20 12:00 UTC+10:00
Section: ASIA PACIFIC
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Science, Health, Australia, Food & Agriculture, World News, Asia Pacific
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Snippet:
Sydney – Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country’s agriculture minister said Saturday, meaning the highly contagious variant has now spread to every continent.
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