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Allanah Sciberras, Melissa Meehan and Andrew Brown

Fears for poultry as second bird flu case sparks action

Two sick birds have breeding habitat on islands where the flu strain has killed thousands of seals. (HANDOUT/Esperance Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary)

Australia is on high alert after a second bird tested positive for a deadly strain of avian flu, raising concerns the virus may be spreading in remote locations.

A brown skua and a northern giant petrel had tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the flu after they were found in Western Australia, federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins confirmed on Monday.

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