Six More Birds Being Tested Amid WA Bird Flu Outbreak

Six more birds being tested amid WA bird flu outbreak

Another six birds will be tested for the H5 avian influenza virus in WA as formal testing continues on a seabird that will potentially become the State’s third confirmed case of the deadly strain.

PCR test used to determine avian flu in WA wild birds

EXCLUSIVE Preliminary testing by CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has determined H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza (bird flu) in samples from the brown skua and giant petrel found dead on a southern Western Australia beach. As unbelievable as it might be a spokesman for ACDP confirmed with Cairns News “PCR testing was used to detect the virus, followed […] The post PCR test used to determine avian flu in WA wild birds appea…

Third bird flu case as virus spreads: What you must know

Three cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu have been detected on Australia’s mainland, sparking fears it could decimate the country’s poultry industry and native bird populations.

Another bird is 'suspected positive' for H-5 flu virus

The third case of bird flu in West Australia is expected to be confirmed in coming days after a migratory seabird was found with symptoms on a beach between Dunsborough and Busselton.

H5 bird flu arrives in Australia

The discovery of two vagrant migratory seabirds carrying the H5 bird flu in Western Australia has the rest of the […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. The post H5 bird flu arrives in Australia appeared first on The Islander.