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  "id": 985582,
  "title": "First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/first-australian-death-of-little-penguin-with-h5-bird-flu-confirmed-985582",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:01:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/little-penguin-found-dead-with-h5-bird-flu-on-victorias-phillip-island"
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  "summary": "Authorities confirm first Australian death of species found with virus near where it attracts crowds to a ‘penguin parade’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s first case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a little penguin has been confirmed on Victoria’s Phillip Island, only days after the state government announced it would begin vaccinating the species.…",
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        "title": "First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/first-australian-death-of-little-penguin-with-h5-bird-flu-confirmed",
        "published": "2026-08-15T07:01:50.000Z"
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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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