H5N1 bird flu detection in Australia and what Australian poultry producers need to know
ABOVE: H5N1 positive birds in Australia. AUSTRALIA entered a new phase of avian influenza preparedness on June 20, 2026 when authorities confirmed the first mainland detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a wild bird in southern Western Australia. The virus was identified in a dead brown skua near Cape Le Grand National Park, east…
