Alertă în Australia: Gripa aviară H5N1 a ajuns pentru prima dată la un mamifer

Australia has confirmed its first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a mammal, detected in a long-nosed seal in South Australia. The seal was found dead in Beachport, raising concerns about the spread of the virus. This marks a significant escalation in the avian flu outbreak, which began in June. Authorities reported mass deaths of seabirds due to the virus, although it has not yet affected the poultry sector. The federal government confirmed 297 cases nationwide, with the virus previously detected in migratory seabirds.