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AAP
Environment
Ethan James

Fears of deadly flu spread on remote Australian island

Deaths of seals on a Southern Ocean island may indicate the presence of a damaging bird flu strain. (HANDOUT/IMAGE ANTARCTICA)

The first signs of a deadly bird flu strain have been observed on a remote Australian island as an expert warns its spread to the mainland is inevitable.

Australia is the only continent free of the devastating H5 strain of bird flu, which has spread widely, including to sections of Antarctica.

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