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H7N3 bird flu strain found in 5 poultry farms in Victoria: Explainer June 11

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H7N3 strain - has been detected at a fifth poultry farm in Victoria Credit: ATEF SAFADI/EPA

The World Health Organisation has said that a person in Mexico recently died due to a new strain of bird flu called H5N2, which was not found in humans before. Because of this, scientists and health authorities have focused their attention on whether the bird flu virus is adapting to spread more easily among humans. Listen to Sinhala Explainer for more information.



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