First Australian mass bird mortality linked to H5 bird flu
So, is _now_ a good time for us to see all the wildlife risk assessments and response plans? Asking for lots of ecologists and other experts. First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Ken7I must be weird, as I've always been of the belief the more people fully aware of risks and strategies to contain and alleviate them the more effective such measures would be. Especially with infectious disease control.
Nick Raschke4Albo will make it top secret, out of habit.
Peggy Sanders3“Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads.” #auspol
Par Rot3No, you need to risk your entire personal finances on an FOI from the Govt less transparent than Morrison. Why would you need to know how they spend your tax $?
elfdock.bsky.social2Wonder how many birds arrive healthy and die from Karenia cristata algal bloom. Are the remains of the birds being tested for this as well?
Larry1Naive comment but NZ is attempting to vaccinate some of their wild birds but we don’t seem to be even trying that. Would it make a difference do you think? We have to try something
Andy McKay85-6 weeks since first detection in Australia on 20 June to the first suspected mass mortality event. The first detection in AoNZ was a kahu on 9 July. Which confirms local transmission was already taking place. I'd say we are at a maximum 14 days behind Australia for a mass mortality event.
My Giddy Aunt (Australia)3Ooh no, can't get the experts involved #auspol
More than 80 dead and sick birds seen on rocks off the South Australian coast are suspected to be the first mass mortality event from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, only six weeks after the disease arrived in Australia.
livesarah13The start of something sad and awful.
Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉12Due to the continuing toxic algae blooms millions of fish, invertebrates, and iconic local marine & bird species have died. Now #H5N1 “Fears are there is no reason to think they would manage any better than birds overseas.” #Auspol #ClimateChange
