Bird flu spreads through Australian wildlife
Case numbers of the H5N1 bird flu virus are growing in Australia, The Telegraph reported on Thursday. Tasmanian devils, platypus and dingoes are among the species at risk of contracting it.
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H5N1 in Australia
Where things stand
H5N1 case numbers are growing in Australian wildlife, The Telegraph reported on Thursday, with Tasmanian devils, platypus and dingoes among the species it says are at risk of infection.
H5N1 is a strain of avian influenza that circulates in birds and can also infect mammals. In Australia the issue is how far the virus reaches into native wildlife, and what that means for species found nowhere else.