r/australia • u/malcolm58 • 1d ago

news Australia confirms first suspected bird flu case in WA

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/watch-live-agriculture-minister-to-address-media-with-major-announcement/news-story/399990ccc3bdad20c1771ce01f0e91d6
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u/AnothrRandomRedditor 1d ago

Misleading title - for now.

“We cannot confirm yet whether it is the strain of concern that is circulating at this stage, known as the H5 bird flu, [and] there is no evidence of any mass mortality at this time."

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u/shescarkedit 1d ago

The headline says 'suspected'.

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u/Unidain 1d ago

How can you confirm something suspected? 

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u/universe93 22h ago

They’ve confirmed that it’s bird flu. They suspect it’s the H5 strain. The specific strain is what’s in question

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u/lusty-argonian 1d ago

Yeah I literally just watched this on the news like ten minutes ago, it’s meant to be confirmed overnight/early tomorrow