Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This week Tasmania joined the other states in announcing a positive case of bird flu.

South Australia has the most confirmed cases, and 7.30 travelled to the state's far southeast, which has the nation's biggest cluster so far.

Angelique Donnellan reports.

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