New Zealand reports first H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird

New Zealand reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird ​flu after a migratory seabird found on a beach near the capital, Wellington, tested positive, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said on Wednesday. The case in a brown skua seabird comes after the virus was detected last month ‌in Australia, ‌the last continent ​to ‌report the ⁠virus. ​The virulent ⁠H5 strain has spread through wild bird and mammal populations since 2021, killing millions and infecting poultry and dairy farms as well as some farmworkers.

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