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Australian poultry industry steps up H5N1 preparedness after seabird detections

Australia’s poultry industry is strengthening biosecurity following recent H5N1 detections in seabirds in Western Australia and South Australia. No cases have been reported in comm...

Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance

A Department of Primary Industries vet takes samples from a dead brown skua to test for the H5N1 bird flu at Esperance Wildlife Hospital. Photo: Lori-Ann Shibish - Esperance Wildli...

How can we get bird flu under control?

Emergency and laboratory monitoring Bird flu is affecting an increasing number of birds in the Netherlands, leading to the culling of tens of thousands of animals, such as the 71,0...

Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in Australia for the first time, the country’s agriculture ministry has confirmed today (Saturday, June 20). Testing...

Indiana poultry producers face ongoing HPAI threat as virus patterns shift

Highly pathogenic aviation influenza remains a top concern for poultry producers. “Unfortunately, it’s something we’re still battling,” he says. Phil Seger with Farbest Farms in Ja...

Avian flu reaches all continents: Australia confirms second H5N1 case in wildlife

Avian influenza H5N1 has officially completed its global spread. Australia, until two days ago the only continent still free from the virus on mainland soil, has confirmed two case...

H5 bird flu lands in Australia, putting livestock sectors on alert

Australia’s livestock industries are on heightened alert following confirmation on Friday that the globally circulating H5 bird flu strain has been detected on the mainland for the...

First European detection of H9N2 clade G5.5 reported in Hungarian broiler farms

The latest avian influenza monitoring report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European...

Australia’s largest poultry producer forces farms into lockdown after deadly bird flu strain discovered

Australia’s largest poultry producer, Inghams Group, has taken decisive action by placing its farms and processing facilities in Western Australia under complete lockdown following...

Avian influenza activity declines across Europe as spring ends

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) activity continued to ease across Europe during spring 2026, with detections expected to remain at low levels over the summer, according to...

Canada confronts new HPAI outbreaks

WOAH has confirmed three highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in commercial poultry in Alberta, Canada, in May 2026, affecting turkeys, chickens and ducks. As of the...

Avian influenza: how Italy’s pilot vaccination programme for poultry farms will work

Italy’s Ministry of Health has adopted a pilot vaccination programme against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5 targeting selected turkey and laying hen farms loca...

Western Australian poultry farms locked down after H5N1 bird flu discovered in wild birds

Poultry producer Ingham’s announces move after brown skua confirmed to have virus and petrel being tested, in first cases seen on Australia’s mainlandFollow our Australia news live...

Deadly bird flu strain confirmed in Australia for first time

A deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, that has killed millions of wild and domestic birds and mammals across the globe, has for the first time reached Australia’s shores. Austr...

High alert in New Zealand as Australia records H5N1 bird flu case

Photo: Reuters New Zealand’s chicken farmers are on high alert for the H5N1 strain of bird flu after the first recorded case in Australia.

Avian cholera: epidemiology, transmission and control measures

Avian cholera remains a significant threat to poultry and wild bird populations. Effective control relies on biosecurity, surveillance and appropriate carcass management measures....

New Zealand confirms first H5N1 case in migratory seabird

New Zealand has confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, after a migratory brown skua found on a beach near Wellington tested positive for the vir...

H5N1 strain of bird flu confirmed in NZ. What now?

First suspected H5N1 bird flu case in NSW, as state ramps up surveillance

The dead seabird was found by a member of the public at Hawks Nest on the NSW Mid North Coast. The risk to humans remains low, but the virus would be devastating to the poultry ind...

First Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu In Australia Has Been Confirmed

H5N1 Bird Flu virus has devastated wildlife populations in other continents, and this could be the start of a long push to protect Australian birds and wildlife in Australia.

Philippines reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak among backyard birds in Oriental Mindoro

The Philippines has reported a new outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among backyard birds in Oriental Mindoro, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health and R...

Philippines reports bird flu outbreak among backyard birds, WOAH says

PARIS — The Philippines has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among backyard birds in its Oriental Mindoro province, the World Organization for Animal Health...

Australia reports first case of H5 bird flu, virus spreads to every continent

Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, meaning the highly contagious variant has now spread to every continent. Australian Agriculture...

Bird flu spreads in Nepal: over 600,000 poultry culled

Nepal is facing growing concerns over the spread of avian influenza, with outbreaks reported across the Kathmandu Valley and increasing scrutiny over containment measures in both c...