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NSW confirms first case of deadly bird flu strain H5N1 on Mid North Coast Sat 4 Jul 2026 at 8:31pm The first case of H5 bird flu has been confirmed in New South Wales. An infected giant petrel was found near Hawks Nest, on the state's Mid North Coast, yesterday. Tonight, testing at the CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed the bird had the high pathogenic avian influenza.
NSW confirms first case of deadly bird flu strain H5N1 on Mid North Coast
Sat 4 Jul 2026 at 8:31pm
The first case of H5 bird flu has been confirmed in New South Wales.
An infected giant petrel was found near Hawks Nest, on the state's Mid North Coast, yesterday.
Tonight, testing at the CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed the bird had the high pathogenic avian influenza.
This is the sixth confirmed case of the H5N1 strain recorded in migratory seabirds in Australia.
One more suspected case in a giant petrel found in Western Australia is still under investigation.
Acting Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Sam Hamilton said there was no evidence of mass mortality events, or any detections in the country's agricultural system.
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