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Australia on alert after UK detects world's first case of bird flu in sheep (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 4 months ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/news@aussie.zone
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In short:

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in a sheep in the UK.

It is the first time in the world the variant has been found in a sheep, although cases have previously been recorded in dairy cattle and other mammals.

What's next?

Scientists are urging the federal government to invest more in preventing the disease from spreading to Australia's sheep meat industry.

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

Can you imagine? Aussie birds fluent in sheep?

(There's a Scottish joke in there, and a Holy Grail/Castle Anthrax one, too)

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Bad time to start a Lamb Tartare restaurant :(

[–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Somebody please move the bats and pangolins away from the lambs.