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Queensland Becomes Australia's Fourth State to Confirm H5 Bird Flu Case After Petrel Washes Up on Moreton Island
Authorities say the suspected case in a dead petrel has not affected poultry, and 17 wild seabird detections have been confirmed nationwide.
- 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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SYDNEY, July 25 - Queensland became Australia's fourth state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authorities said on Saturday that a migratory seabird tested positive for the highly pathogenic virus. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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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 …
·Kingaroy, Australia
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