{
  "id": 2090686,
  "title": "More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/more-than-1-000-birds-found-dead-in-three-mass-mortality-events-amid-2090686",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:16:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/more-than-1000-birds-found-dead-in-three-mass-mortality-events-amid-significant-h5-escalation-in-australia"
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  "summary": "South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has declared a “significant escalation” in H5 bird flu in the state after the detection…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/more-than-1-000-birds-found-dead-in-three-mass-mortality-events-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:16:49.000Z"
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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."
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