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  "id": 2699903,
  "title": "First mammal death from bird flu confirmed, a dreaded advance of killer virus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/first-mammal-death-from-bird-flu-confirmed-a-dreaded-advance-of-2699903",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-23T02:19:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/first-mammal-case-of-bird-flu-found-an-expected-but-dreaded-advance-20260823-p60qps.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A long-nosed fur seal has been announced as the first confirmed death of a mammal by the deadly bird flu virus that is now spreading through Australia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "First mammal death from bird flu confirmed, a dreaded advance of killer virus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/first-mammal-death-from-bird-flu-confirmed-a-dreaded-advance-of",
        "published": "2026-08-23T02:19:23.000Z"
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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."
}