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Two more cases of H5 avian influenza have been identified in NSW, bringing the total number of confirmed detections across Australia to 215.

Samples from two deceased greater crested terns, one found near Narooma on the South Coast, and the other near Wentworth in western NSW, tested positive after members of the public reported the birds to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline. It is the first time an Australian native bird has tested positive for H5 bird flu in NSW.

The NSW government said surveillance work would…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU