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  "id": 2184767,
  "title": "The first wave of bird flu is the worst: What can Australia learn from overseas?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-first-wave-of-bird-flu-is-the-worst-what-can-australia-learn-from",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-bird-flu-worst-australia-overseas.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hundreds of dead birds are now being reported as the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu begins to spread across Australia. Government reports show the virus is circulating in resident birds.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-races-to-shield-little-penguins-from-h5n1-bird-flu",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:06:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-races-to-shield-little-penguins-from-h5n1-bird-flu-2082625",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/australia-races-to-shield-little-penguins-from-h5n1-bird-flu-2112030",
        "published": "2026-08-20T08:50:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}