A suspected Australian H5 bird flu case could be 'deeply concerning'. Here's why (opens original article in a new tab)

Australia reports a suspected H5 bird flu case in a brown skua seabird in Western Australia. Genomic sequencing is being used to confirm the case, with potential impacts on wildlife and poultry industry. Australia has remained free of H5N1 until now, but officials consider it 'sobering but not unexpected'.

• Australia reports a suspected H5 bird flu case in a brown skua seabird in Western Australia.
• Genomic sequencing is being used to confirm the case, with potential impacts on wildlife and poultry industry.
• Australia has remained free of H5N1 until now, but officials consider it 'sobering but not unexpected'.