{
  "id": 1803043,
  "title": "Fears mass bird deaths in south-west Victoria linked to bird flu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/fears-mass-bird-deaths-in-south-west-victoria-linked-to-bird-flu",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:59:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/fears-mass-bird-deaths-in-southwest-victoria-linked-to-bird-flu/107049616"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "People in the south-west Victorian town of Portland fear a deadly bird flu is to blame for hundreds of bird deaths this week, as carcasses begin to pile up.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}