Western Australia imposes poultry lockdown as mainland H5N1 bird flu detected in wild birds near Esperance
TL;DR
Western Australia has ordered a lockdown of poultry farms after the mainland emergence of H5N1 bird flu, confirmed in wild birds near Esperance (a brown skua and a giant petrel). Ingham’s Group halted access to operations and pushed for indoor housing of free-range stock, while authorities say there is no current evidence of spread to poultry; the outbreak has sparked widespread wildlife reports, government preparedness efforts, and market attention to the affected company.
- Western Australian poultry farms locked down as second wild bird dies from H5N1 bird flu The Guardian
- Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife The Guardian
- Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why CNN
- Australia reports second H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird Reuters
- Dead birds to be tested for H5N1 bird flu after washing up on SA coast Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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