Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.
"While this, of course, is a concerning development it is not unexpected," Agriculture Minister Julie Collins told reporters.
A total of 12 cases of H5 bird flu have been confirmed in Australia since June but all of them were in migratory sea birds, not local wildlife.
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