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Bird flu 'here to stay' as duck spread threat looms

Researchers are on alert for the potential spread of H5 bird flu to ducks and water birds as Australia's interior dries over spring and summer.

AAP · Sep 18

‘A genuine wildlife emergency’: everything you need to know about the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia

What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questions

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21

More than 13,000 seal pups die on remote Australian island amid bird flu outbreak

Testing confirms spread of deadly H5N1 virus on the subantarctic Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of Perth

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18

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Minister downplays risk of bird flu after seal deaths

The arrival of the deadly H5 strain in Australia is considered inevitable despite the remoteness of Heard Island, where unusual numbers of seal pups have died

AAP · Oct 24, 2025

‘When, not if’: H5N1 bird flu outbreak could reach Australia this spring, experts warn

Some wild bird populations, like those on Lord Howe Island, are at lower risk from the virus but other populations could face a ‘wildlife massacre’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2024

Egg shortage: why the avian influenza outbreak has left shoppers and farmers shell-shocked

The financial impact on egg farmers, who are still paying off costs for the last high pathogenicity bird flu outbreak in 2021, could be severe

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2024

More states are finding bird flu in cattle. This is what scientists are watching for

Avian influenza is being detected in more dairy herds. Scientists are paying close attention to how the virus is changing and what that means for its pandemic potential.

WEKU · Apr 11, 2024

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Avian flu may have killed millions of birds globally as outbreak ravages South America

Virus has spread around the world, with 200,000 wild birds dead in Peru alone and concerns Australia could be next

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023

Global H5N1 bird flu outbreak so bad many countries are now considering vaccination

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is decimating poultry, wild birds and other animals in many parts of the world, driving some countries to consider vaccination.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

Bird flu could wipe out Australian black swans, gene study reveals

The graceful black swan is a familiar sight in waterways across Australia, but it could disappear if avian flu ever takes hold here, a study of its genes reveals.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

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