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Why so many dead birds are being washed up on Australian beaches

Why so many dead birds are being washed up on Australian beaches

Authorities on the alert for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu have tested dead shearwaters, also known as muttonbirds, in NSW and Victoria.

  • by Bianca Hall

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H5N1 bird flu strain hits South America
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H5N1 bird flu strain hits South America

Bird flu has killed more than 30,000 South American sea lions, 17,000 southern elephant seals, numerous porpoises, dolphins and otters, and more than 650,000 native birds.

Egg rationing in place at major supermarkets amid fears of new disease variant

Egg rationing in place at major supermarkets amid fears of new disease variant

A steady supply of eggs is still several months away, farmers say, as the industry scrambles to recover from a bird flu outbreak earlier this year.

  • by Angus Delaney
A ferret’s sneeze is helping monitor the risk of a bird flu pandemic

A ferret’s sneeze is helping monitor the risk of a bird flu pandemic

A new strain of bird flu is causing a wave of deaths in animals around the world. What needs to happen for it to infect humans, and how prepared are we?

  • by Liam Mannix

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