Highly infectious strain of bird flu confirmed in New Zealand
Minister of Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard said the disease was detected in a brown skua (seabird) found at Petone Beach in Wellington.
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And there it is. HPAI in NZ. 🌎🧪🦉🦑
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