Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?

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Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’

Australia has entered a new phase in dealing with the incursion of deadly H5N1 bird flu, with authorities confirming on Wednesday that local transmission had taken place, and Victoria confirming first case of the highly virulent strain Thursday.

“We have had what is suggestive of local transmission for the first time,” Julie Collins, the federal minister for agriculture, fisheries and forestry, said on Wednesday afternoon, after 11 suspected detections were reported in South Australian birds.

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