Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu as virus reaches every continent
Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.
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"We all knew we couldn't be bird flu-free forever."
— Julie Collins , Politician
"Authorities would know 'within a few days' if the virus was present in any other animal populations in Australia."
— Fiona Fraser , Activist
"Authorities had been 'preparing for this event for a long time.'"
— Beth Cookson , Executive
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Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.
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