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Second H5 bird flu case confirmed in Western Australia as authorities urge caution

A second bird in Western Australia has tested positive for H5 bird flu, after a brown skua bird was confirmed to have the virus on Saturday

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June 22, 2026
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Gulls have been spreading the virus around Antarctica, causing mass killings of seal pups and penguin species. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has announced a second bird has tested positive for H5. Collins said a northern giant petrel – found in southwestern Western Australia where a brown skua bird tested positive for H5 on Saturday – had also returned a positive result. “I want to reiterate that this
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