Australia to evacuate sub-Antarctic research base over bird flu fears

Australia said Friday it would evacuate workers from a research station on a remote island over the "psychosocial" risk posed by a potential outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.

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  1. Countries with Highest H5N1 Human Fatalities: Indonesia leads globally with 152 H5N1 human fatalities, followed by Vietnam, and Egypt with 55 deaths, as of early 2012 data.
  2. Largest Avian Flu Outbreaks in Poultry History: The largest poultry culling events include approximately 60 million birds in the US since late 2020, over 30 million in the Netherlands in 2003, and 17 million in Pennsylvania from 1983-1985.
  3. Deadliest Avian Influenza Strains for Birds: Highly pathogenic H5N1, particularly clade 2.3.4.4b, is known for devastating poultry and wild bird populations globally, while H7N7 and H5N2 have also caused significant outbreaks and culling.

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