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Australia records 203 H5N1 bird flu cases as Victoria tightens measures
Updated On: 08 August, 2026 06:28 PM IST | Sydney | IANS
Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Beth Cookson said in a statement on Tuesday night that new confirmed detections of the H5N1 strain in South Australia (SA) and Victoria have taken the national total number of cases to 102, 81 of which have been in SA
Poultry amid concerns over the spread of H5N1 bird flu in Australia. Representational pic
The number of H5N1 bird flu cases in Australia on Saturday surpassed 200 as the southeastern state of Victoria introduced new measures to stop the deadly strain from spreading to poultry.
The federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) said in an update that there had been 203 confirmed or presumed positive cases of the H5N1 strain in Australia as of Saturday.
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