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Breaking: NSW confirms first cases of bird flu in Australian natives

Breaking: NSW confirms first cases of bird flu in Australian natives
ABC Australia Saturday 08 August 2026, 05:26 UTC 1 min read
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NSW records first cases of deadly H5 avian influenza in Australian native birds Posted Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:26pm The New South Wales government has confirmed the state's first cases of H5 avian influenza in Australian native birds. One bird was found dead near Narooma on the state's south coast and the other near Wentworth in western NSW, according to a government press release.

NSW records first cases of deadly H5 avian influenza in Australian native birds Posted Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:26pm The New South Wales government has confirmed the state's first cases of H5 avian influenza in Australian native birds. One bird was found dead near Narooma on the state's south coast and the other near Wentworth in western NSW, according to a government press release. Both birds were Greater Crested Terns. "[The] birds were reported by members of the public to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline and sampled by the NSW Government's H5 response team," the press release said. Loading
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