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Australia just confirmed its first case of the deadly H5 bird flu strain, detected in a migratory sea bird — making it the last continent to report the virus and now officially part of the global outbreak. Officials are also investigating a suspected case in another bird species, while stressing no poultry infections or mass bird die-offs have been reported yet. The virus, already devastating to wild birds and mammals worldwide, has also been linked to the deaths of over 13,000 elephant seal pups — underscoring its alarming reach. With emergency measures already underway, authorities acknowledge this was inevitable, as migratory birds carry the virus across continents.

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