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The H5N1 bird flu has landed

The H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed in New Zealand yesterday after a brown skua tested positive, writes Henry Oliver in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bull...

Deadly bird flu arrives in NZ: Chickens face ‘95-100%’ mortality, cats, cows at risk too

Minister of Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard said the disease was detected in a brown skua (seabird) found at Petone Beach in Wellington.

Bird flu detected in Victoria

The deadly H5N1 bird flu variant has been detected in Victoria for the first time.

‘It’ll come in a rush’: Australia’s bird flu warning to NZ

As Australia reports its first H5N1 mass fatality event, experts warn a lull in cases after detection in a native bird is temporary

Bird flu preparations ramp up as cases rise in Australia

The country has just two confirmed cases of the deadly H5 flu, but the poultry industry is not taking any chances.

H5N1 reaches Sydney: first confirmed detection in a greater crested tern, no detections in commercial poultry

Australia has confirmed its first detection of H5 bird flu in Sydney, after a greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) found at Warriewood on Sydney’s Northern Beaches tested posit...

Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in fur seal

‘You’re free to go to KFC’: What you need to know about bird flu’s arrival in NZ

NZ has confirmed its first case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus after it was detected in a wild seabird. Officials say there is no evidence it has spread beyond the si...

Bird flu is spreading locally and Australia faces more wildlife deaths. How bad could it get?

Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our b...

Bird flu: What happens when the virus reaches your supermarket trolley?

New Zealand has a plan to fight bird flu on farms - but no modelling for what a major outbreak could mean for consumers. Nadine Roberts investigates what happened overseas and what...

Bird flu fears prompt surge in reports of sick and dead birds as MPI works through alerts

MPI has received a sharp rise in reports of sick or dead birds, with 157 notifications in a single day as New Zealanders respond to warnings over bird flu. No new cases have been c...

SA’s first bird flu vaccination program kicks off

South Australia’s first bird flu vaccination program will kick off amid rising case numbers and newly confirmed infections in mammals.

Australia confirms first mass bird flu mortality in wildlife

Australia has confirmed the country’s first mass mortality of native seabirds from the deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1. On Aug. 1, authorities confirmed the positive cases a...

Bird flu is spreading. Your backyard feeder could make it worse

Backyard bird feeders could become unexpected hotspots for H5N1 as Australia’s bird flu outbreak spreads, bringing species together in ways that rarely occur naturally. Experts say...

Fears for New Zealand’s native species as first bird flu case emerges

Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington beachThe deadly H5N1 bird flu ha...

Newly arrived H5N1 bird flu likely to take hold in New Zealand, MPI says

A seabird found on Wellington's Petone beach has tested positive for the potentially deadly H5 strain of the virus.

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreadsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore tha...

Bird flu pressure exposes a fault line in Australia’s free-range egg sector

Australia’s free-range egg sector is facing fresh scrutiny as authorities and industry weigh how to protect poultry from H5 avian influenza without misleading consumers about produ...

What We Know About Australia’s Bird Flu, Which Has Crossed Over to Mammals

Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 in June in migratory seabirds. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly, straining government responses.

More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia

South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammalsGet our breaking news email, free ap...

Australia Races to Combat Spread of Bird Flu in Wildlife

Footage shared on social media shows birds in Australia experiencing symptoms consistent with bird flu, as the country’s authorities race to contain the spreading virus.

Bird flu lockdowns threaten NZ’s free-range egg industry

As H5N1 reaches NZ shores, egg and poultry meat farmers confront the legal and ethical reality of shutting outdoor flocks inside sealed barns

WM: Uncovering bird flu superspreaders and vulnerable species

Gulls may play a key role in spreading the virus across continents The post WM: Uncovering bird flu superspreaders and vulnerable species appeared first on The Wildlife Society.

Third bird flu case found in Wellington region

A northern giant petrel has been found dead on a remote Cape Palliser beach in the Wairarapa.