Australia news live: bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’, expert says
Birds in the Murray-Darling basin are already in decline due to feral animals, insufficient water to critical wetlands and the loss of habitat - now they have a deadly disease to contend with. Samples from two deceased greater crested terns in NSW – the other found near Narooma on the south coast – tested positive at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness.On Saturday, a further 28 positive cases were confirmed in South Australia, bringing the state’s total to 147.
- ▪Birds in the Murray-Darling basin are already in decline due to feral animals, insufficient water to critical wetlands and the loss of habitat - now they have a deadly disease to contend with.
- ▪Samples from two deceased greater crested terns in NSW – the other found near Narooma on the south coast – tested positive at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness.On Saturday, a further 28 positive cases were confirmed in Sout
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19.06 EDTBird flu detected in inland NSW, on the Murray Darling BasinPetra StockNew South Wales recorded its first cases of H5 bird flu in two local birds on Saturday, including one found near Wentworth on the Murray-Darling Basin.Jack Gough, chief executive of the Invasive Species Council, said: double quotation markThat should be ringing alarm bells for governments because it suggests it could soon be spreading among inland bird colonies ahead of spring breeding season. Birds in the Murray-Darling basin are already in decline due to feral animals, insufficient water to critical wetlands and the loss of habitat - now they have a deadly disease to contend with.
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