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  "id": 526542,
  "title": "Native birds in captivity to be vaccinated against H5 bird flu as Australia prepares for more mass mortalities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/native-birds-in-captivity-to-be-vaccinated-against-h5-bird-flu-as-526542",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T02:13:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/11/bird-flu-h5-vaccine-native-birds-australia"
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  "summary": "Federal government also hopes to vaccinate some wild birds but admits catching them once, let alone twice for both doses, is ‘difficult’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Vaccinations against H5 bird flu will be rolled out for Australian native bird species in captivity as the deadly virus continues to spread across the country. The federal agriculture minister, Julie…",
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        "published": "2026-08-04T20:05:05.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/bad-luck-for-australias-bird-flu-epicentre-but-worse-is-to-come",
        "published": "2026-08-07T23:15:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Jean hoped bird flu wouldn’t come to Australia. Then it arrived – and she saw a tern ‘trembling and swaying’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/jean-hoped-bird-flu-wouldnt-come-to-australia-then-it-arrived-and-she",
        "published": "2026-08-10T15:00:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Australia to vaccinate vulnerable native birds against bird flu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/australia-to-vaccinate-vulnerable-native-birds-against-bird-flu",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:06:24.000Z"
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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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