Highly contagious: H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time

H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time

A total of 12 cases of H5 bird flu have been confirmed in Australia since June but all of them were in migratory seabirds, not local wildlif

Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in Australian seabird for first time

SYDNEY: Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly ​H5N1 bird flu virus in a native seabird, ‌marking a new phase in the dis

H5 bird flu detected in local Australian seabird for first time: Minister

H5N1 bird flu detected in seabirds in Western Australia, raising concerns for wildlife

Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia’s north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possible

Deadly H5 bird flu found in local Australian seabird for first time

Native greater crested tern – a common coastal bird – tests positive for disease after being discovered at Robe on SA’s Limestone Coast Foll

First case of deadly H5N1 confirmed in Australian seabird

It may not be possible to eradicate flu if it becomes established in wildlife, scientists warn