Australian state vaccinates little penguins at popular sites against H5N1

Authorities in Australia's Victoria state have started vaccinating 5,000 little penguins on Phillip Island and in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda against the H5N1 bird flu. Australia confirmed the first case in a mammal after finding the virus in a long-nosed fur seal.

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