By Christine ChenSYDNEY, July 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in a local seabird,... .
CANBERRA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Australian authorities on Friday announced that local transmission of the H5N1 avian influenza has been detected after a coastal bird in South Australia (SA) tested positive for the deadly strain.
ew South Wales became Australia's third state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authorities said a migratory seabird found near a coastal town returned a positive result for the highly pathogenic virus.
SYDNEY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Friday that they have detected the first suspected case of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza on the country's east coast.