H5 Bird Flu Case in Qld
Samples from a dead migratory petrel are being tested by the CSIRO, and authorities say no poultry or native birds have been infected.
- Queensland authorities announced a suspected H5 bird flu case on Friday, which would mark the first detection of high pathogenicity avian influenza in the state if confirmed by further testing.
- Staff from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service found the deceased petrel on Moreton Island on Wednesday, prompting the Department of Primary Industries to send samples to the CSIRO for laboratory confirmation.
- With 17 positive cases detected across Australia so far, Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Alison Crook said the situation mirrors other incidents, noting that no native birds or poultry have been infected.
- The Department of Primary Industries moved into "full stand-up" mode following the detection, with Crook noting that authorities received more than 1000 reports from the public about suspected bird flu cases.
- Queensland Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett updated mayors on the positive result, stating, "We are prepared for this, there has been constant communication federally with respect to this.
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Petrel Tests Positive To Bird Flu
Chief Veterinary Officer Allison Crook (Photo: Linked In) July 24, 2026 A wild seabird found dead on Moreton Island is believed to have died from H5 bird flu. The dead petrel is Queensland’s first suspected positive case of the high pathogenicity avian influenza. Australia’s first case of H5 bird flu was reported on June 20 in Western Australia, with further detections in wild seabirds in Western Australia, South Australia and NSW. Samples from …
H5 bird flu detected in Qld
Gould’s petrel – Photo Wikipedia State government agency Biosecurity Queensland says they have recorded its first suspect positive case of H5 bird flu in a wild bird. They said in a statement, ‘The suspect positive test result is from a dead petrel found on Moreton Island (Mulgulpin)’. ‘The Biosecurity Sciences Laboratory in Brisbane returned initial H5 bird flu results and further testing is underway at the CSIRO laboratory in Geelong. This sus…
H5 Bird flu case in Qld
A case of H5 bird flu has been detected in a wild seabird in Queensland. The Department of Primary Industries is responding to a suspect positive case of H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 bird flu). This is Queensland’s first suspect positive case of H5 bird flu in a wild seabird. Samples from a deceased petrel found on Moreton Island have tested positive for H5 bird flu during initial testing at the Queensland Government’s Biosecurity S…
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