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Bird flu cases span across four states as tally climbs

A fast‑spreading strain of H5 bird flu may have reached a fourth state after a dead migratory seabird washed ashore north of Brisbane.

AAP · Jul 24

Foot-and-mouth disease's potential spread by tourists feared on Cape York

Graziers living along the northernmost tip of the Australian mainland say they are deeply concerned about the threat of the devastating disease being brought into the area by tourists or its porous border with PNG.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

Horse euthanased after Queensland records first case of Hendra virus in five years

Authorities have told horse owners to get their horses vaccinated and to limit contact with flying foxes.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022