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  "id": 2738987,
  "title": "Australia reports first bird flu case in a mammal as seal dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/australia-reports-first-bird-flu-case-in-a-mammal-as-seal-dies-2738987",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-23T05:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/23/australia-reports-first-bird-flu-case-in-a-mammal-as-seal-dies"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The seal was discovered by a member of the public on Aug 19 and tests confirmed the presence of the H5 strain of avian influenza.",
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        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Australia Reports First Bird Flu Case in a Mammal as Seal Dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/australia-reports-first-bird-flu-case-in-a-mammal-as-seal-dies",
        "published": "2026-08-23T04:21:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Australia reports first bird flu case in a mammal as seal dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/australia-reports-first-bird-flu-case-in-a-mammal-as-seal-dies-2731879",
        "published": "2026-08-23T05:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Australia Confirms First H5 Bird Flu Case In Mammal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/world-australia-confirms-first-h5-bird-flu-case-in-mammal",
        "published": "2026-08-23T06:41:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}