[ADDRESS] reported its first confirmed case of the H5 bird flu in a mammal after a long-nosed fur seal died in [ADDRESS]. The carcass was discovered by a member of the public in [ADDRESS], about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of the state capital, [ADDRESS], on Aug. 19. Tests confirmed the avian influenza strain.

Federal Agriculture Minister [PERSON_NAME] stated the infection in wildlife, particularly marine mammals, was concerning but not unexpected. Nationally, there have been 297 positive H5 bird flu events in birds, with 182 in [ADDRESS]. Authorities are combating an outbreak that began mid-June in [ADDRESS] in a migratory bird.

No poultry cases have been confirmed, though other countries experienced culling, higher egg prices, and export bans when the virus spread.