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Aussie scientists suspect H5 bird flu outbreak in Heard Island
The H5 bird flu strain was confirmed after high elephant seal deaths, prompting a $100 million government investment in preparedness and ongoing monitoring.
- On Heard Island, Australian scientists confirmed H5 bird flu in southern elephant seals after collecting samples during an Australian Antarctic Program voyage Earlier this year.
- Scientists suspected an outbreak after unusually high elephant seal deaths prompted sampling Earlier this year, and researchers said H5 bird flu was expected given its presence on nearby sub‑Antarctic islands and Antarctica.
- CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza in samples, and observers reported no impacts on penguins and seabirds despite high southern elephant seal mortality.
- The federal government announced it would invest more than $100 million in preparedness, with Ms Collins saying the detection on Heard Island reinforces Australia's focus on outbreak readiness.
- The detection reinforces urgency to protect threatened species and priority biodiversity across Australia, as H5 bird flu has spread across the US, Europe, Asia and Antarctica, causing deaths in wildlife across multiple continents.
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