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Andrew Stafford

Fears for seals grow after second flu detection

More than 300 cases of bird flu have been recorded in Australia, including almost 200 in SA alone. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

A second long-nosed fur seal has tested positive to bird flu near an endangered sea lion breeding site as a vaccination program ramps up.

The South Australia government on Tuesday confirmed the seal had died of the virus at Pages Conservation Park, consisting of two small islands off Kangaroo Island.

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