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Vaccine advice has been updated in response to an uptick of cases in Australia.

Among the cases, just 1 is a woman, while the rest are men.

Influenza A samples were sent to the WHO for ‘further characterisation’ as part of a batch.

This comes amid the first death of H5N2 influenza virus globally, detected in a 59-year-old from Mexico.

Mark Butler told the World Health Assembly in Geneva ‘we can’t afford to fail,’ after negotiations fell through prior to the assembly.

‘Australia has its own sovereignty in regards to making policy decisions around health for Australians,’ said Assistant Minister Malarndirri McCarthy.