Mainland Australia’s first suspected case of deadly H5N1 bird flu investigated after sick bird found in WA

The Guardian World Friday 19 June 2026, 06:55 UTC By Petra Stock and Lisa Cox 1 min read

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Agriculture minister says no evidence of mass mortality or infection in poultry after migratory wild bird tested The suspected first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu on the Australian mainland is being investigated, after a migratory wild bird was found sick in southern Western Australia. Initial testing at a WA laboratory returned a “suspected positive result for avian influenza”, the agriculture minister, Julie Collins, said.

Agriculture minister says no evidence of mass mortality or infection in poultry after migratory wild bird tested

The suspected first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu on the Australian mainland is being investigated, after a migratory wild bird was found sick in southern Western Australia.

Initial testing at a WA laboratory returned a “suspected positive result for avian influenza”, the agriculture minister, Julie Collins, said.

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