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Australia's Victoria state has implemented mandatory indoor housing for poultry producers as H5N1 bird flu cases continue rising. The measure affects farms with over 50 birds and remains the country's first such intervention.
New Zealand has confirmed its first H5N1 bird flu case in a migratory seabird near Wellington, prompting an urgent vaccination drive for the country's most vulnerable endangered bird species, which evolved without natural predators.
Australia has confirmed its first case of H5N1 avian influenza in mainland wildlife after a greater crested tern tested positive near Robe, South Australia, with total cases now reaching 12 across the country.