Giant petrel confirms Western Australia’s first H5 bird flu case in Perth
A giant petrel found between Mullaloo and Whitfords was treated as a presumed positive case of H5 bird flu. The CSIRO has confirmed the presence of an H5 subtype virus, although definitive identification was hampered by decomposition. This incident marks Western Australia’s fifth suspected bird flu case and the first in metropolitan Perth.
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Published 06 Jul 2026, 06:49 UTC · Updated 06 Jul 2026, 06:50 UTC
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