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Bird Flu: Magpie Tests Positive
Organisers said about 150 exhibitors and volunteers will be affected as South Australia records 119 confirmed cases and the national total reaches 155.
- Australia faces a spreading H5 bird flu crisis with 74 confirmed cases, including the country's first mass mortality event from the virus recorded in South Australia.
- Aerial surveillance teams first spotted 84 greater crested terns infected near Cape Jaffa on July 31, with authorities expecting additional cases as the virus spreads across the region.
- Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins announced resources are being boosted to respond, including a further $24 million from government sources last month on top of $113 million.
- Officials maintain there is currently no evidence of the virus in poultry or agriculture systems, emphasizing that the risk to human health remains low.
- Authorities thank Australians for acting as the frontline of the biosecurity system, urging citizens to remain vigilant by reporting sightings of dead or sick birds.
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WA preparing for inevitable spread of bird flu
Western Australia is being told to prepare for the inevitable spread of bird flu across the state.
·North Sydney, Australia
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‘Mass mortalities’: WA hotline bombarded as bird flu spreads
Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis confirmed on Thursday the emergency disease hotline had already received almost 2700 calls, and warned WA to expect ‘mass mortalities of birds’ due to H5 bird flu.
·Osborne Park, Australia
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left, 42% Center
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- 42% of the sources lean Left, 42% of the sources are Center
42% Center
L 42%
C 42%
R 16%
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