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H5N1 bird flu spreads through Australia’s wild seabirds

Australia now has 53 confirmed H5N1 detections in wild seabirds across five states, with South Australia carrying most of the cases.

Why it mattersThis raises the risk of a wider wildlife outbreak and increases pressure on poultry biosecurity. It also puts breeding colonies and marine mammals at risk if the virus keeps spreading through resident wild birds.