Ingham’s announces ‘complete lockdown’ as a second case of bird flu in wild birds has been discovered in Western Australia

Agriculture minister says no evidence of mass mortality or infection in poultry as WA authorities say a second bird is sick and being tested

Migratory seabird known as brown skua tests positive for avian influenza

Amidst the deadly scare of bird flu, Australia was the only continent that was untouched by the highly destructive global H5 bird flu strain and was safe until a dead migratory…

A migratory sea bird known as a brown skua found in Western Australia's Cape Le Grand National Park tested positive for avian influenza.

The deadly H5 variant of avian influenza has been detected in a bird that washed up on a remote beach in Western Australia's south, the first time the disease has been found in…

Australia has detected its first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, authorities said on Friday.

Officials say the risk to humans remains low as further tests are underway.

The first case of H5 bird flu in mainland Australia has been confirmed.

For years Australia has remained the last continent to avoid the deadly H5 strain of avian influenza.

An emergency meeting of animal health and agriculture officials in the country has been held to consider a national response.

Tests taken in Western Australia suggest a second bird was also infected, but there is no evidence poultry or agriculture systems are affected

A migratory sea bird tested positive for the contagious H5 variant of bird flu in Western Australia. Up until now Australia was the only continent which had not detected the…

Testing had confirmed the bird, found sick near Esperance, a town about 570 km southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, had the deadly strain.

Australia confirms its first case of the highly contagious H5 bird flu strain in a wild migratory bird, raising concerns about global spread.

Testing took place overnight with the WA state government confirming on Saturday morning that a multi-agency approach to the outbreak is now being coordinated.

Australia confirmed its first mainland H5N1 bird flu case in a seabird near Esperance, WA.

Strain found in a migratory seabird in Western Australia. Authorities say there is no evidence of infections in poultry, while experts warn of risks to wildlife populations.

SYDNEY: Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country’s...

The association has cancelled a poultry show planned for July and is urging owners to restrict bird movements and reduce contact with wild birds.

Testing is still under way on a second bird after Australia's first case of the deadly H5 bird flu was confirmed on WA's south coast.