{
  "id": 1142295,
  "title": "Experts warn H5N1 bird flu spread to the Northern Territory 'inevitable'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/experts-warn-h5n1-bird-flu-spread-to-the-northern-territory-inevitable",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-15T22:48:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/h5n1-bird-flu-inevitable-nt-birdwatchers-conservationists/107042178"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Northern Territory is one of the last places in Australia still free of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, but experts say it's only a matter of time before it arrives. Now they're enlisting the help of local birdwatchers and conservationists to help slow its spread.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}