Australia fears H5N1 flu strain could cause extinction of native species
On August 6, Australian Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek warned that an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain in the country couldBird flu has appeared in Antarctica
Fears that avian flu could spread in this cold land when the highly virulent H5N1 virus was first found in the carcasses of pirate birds here.