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Tasmania Prepares for Bird Flu Outbreak

Tasmania has detected its first case of H5N1 bird flu, which has been confirmed in a brown skua carcass. The Tasmanian government is stepping up surveillance and implementing measures to prevent the spread of the disease, including deploying helicopters and drones, and a vaccination program targeting endangered species.

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The essential points

  1. 01H5N1 bird flu detected in a brown skua carcass in Tasmania
  2. 02Tasmanian government increasing surveillance and implementing measures to prevent spread
  3. 03Vaccination program targeting endangered species, including the orange-bellied parrot
  4. 04Total cases of bird flu in wild birds in Australia now at 152
The full brief

Tasmania has detected its first case of H5N1 bird flu, which has been confirmed in a brown skua carcass. The Tasmanian government is stepping up surveillance and implementing measures to prevent the spread of the disease, including deploying helicopters and drones, and a vaccination program targeting endangered species.