Julie Collins

Deadly H5 bird flu has been detected for the first time in local Australian wildlife, with a dead greater crested tern found at Robe on South Australia’s Limestone Coast testing positive. Federal agriculture minister Julie Collins announced the case.

H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in Australia for the first time, with the virus detected in a brown skua near Esperance, Western Australia. The outbreak marks the virus's spread to every continent, though no poultry infections or mass mortality have been reported on the mainland.

Australia reported its first case of H5 bird flu, which has now spread to every continent. The case was detected in a migratory sea bird, a brown skua, in Western Australia, confirmed by the national science agency, with another bird, a giant petrel, showing suspected positive results.

Australia has confirmed its first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, as announced by Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.

Australia confirms its first case of H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins confirmed a brown skua found unwell at Cape Le Grand national park tested positive for the disease. Another suspected case is under investigation.

Australia's first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu is under investigation after a migratory wild bird was found sick in southern Western Australia. Initial tests in a WA laboratory returned a suspected positive result for avian influenza, according to agriculture minister Julie Collins, who noted no evidence of mass mortality or poultry infection.