IN FULL: Bird flu detected for first time in Tasmania | ABC News
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Government minister Gavin Pearce announces Tasmania's first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu. A brown skua was confirmed to have had the virus. It was found at Burgess Cove at Rocky Cape, on the north-west coast of Tasmania. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/tasmania-confirms-first-case-of-deadly-bird-flu-strain-h5n1/106831126 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewstas
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