ADELAIDE: Australia has confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, after the deadly virus was detected in a long-nosed fur seal found dead in South Australia. The development comes as Australia continues to deal with a growing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which arrived in the country in June and has since spread among wild bird populations. South Australian authorities confirmed the country’s first mammalian detection after the infected seal was discovered near Beachport, a coastal town about 310 kilometres (192 miles) south of Adelaide.…
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