Australia reported its first confirmed case of the H5 bird flu in a mammal, after a long-nosed fur seal was found dead in South Australia. The death of a long-nosed fur seal has marked the first mammal fatality in Australia following the spread of a deadly avian disease. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Australia reported its first confirmed case of the H5 bird flu in a mammal, after a long-nosed fur seal was found dead in South Australia.S1

• The death of a long-nosed fur seal has marked the first mammal fatality in Australia following the spread of a deadly avian disease.S2