https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/another-suspected-h5-bird-flu-detected-in-wa/106847566

Kingy said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/another-suspected-h5-bird-flu-detected-in-wa/106847566

thanks

for readers please also refer to

https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/topics/18078

, extracts to follow

SCIENCE said:

SCIENCE said:

Spiny Norman said:

SCIENCE said:

SCIENCE said:

SCIENCE said:

SCIENCE said:

Peak Warming Man said:

SCIENCE said:

well at least there’s peaceful stability in the middle east these days

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/h5-bird-flu-suspected-in-western-australia/106819600

We’ll all be rooned.

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5jdy92gyeo

hilarious

pftf

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/suspected-australian-h5-bird-flu-case-explained/106819846

Dutch explorers led by Willem de Vlamingh became the first Europeans to see black swans, in Australia. The term subsequently metamorphosed to connote the idea that a perceived impossibility might later be disproved. Taleb notes that in the 19th century, John Stuart Mill used the black swan logical fallacy as a new term to identify falsification. Black swan events were discussed by Taleb in his 2001 book Fooled By Randomness, which concerned financial events. His 2007 book The Black Swan extended the metaphor to events outside financial markets.

Here we go¡

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-23/dead-seabirds-near-sa-border-tested-for-h5n1-bird-flu/106830690

Bird flu has arrived in Australia. What is H5N1, and why does it matter?

https://www.reddit.com/r/BirdFluDownunder/comments/1ud6wyz/bird_flu_has_arrived_in_australia_what_is_h5n1/

there’s a lesson visible right there, even if they entirely avoid mentioning it in the text

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/asia-response-to-h5n1-variant-bird-flu/106839290

^

Kingy said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/another-suspected-h5-bird-flu-detected-in-wa/106847566

Took 22 years to get here, bit poor for a pandemic class virus.

From WA Wildlife’s Facebook page…

The strong winds over the past few days have brought a number of exhausted pelagic seabirds into the WA Wildlife Hospital, with five pelagic birds admitted over the weekend alone. Most were rescued by our friends at Western Australian Seabird Rescue, with one bird rescued by the WA Wildlife Ambulance.

Among the patients currently in our care are two Giant Petrels and an Albatross, all being managed under quarantine while our veterinary team assesses and treats them.

As part of ongoing H5 bird flu surveillance programs, our veterinarians are collecting samples from these birds and working closely with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). Testing is important to ensure these birds are not carrying H5 bird flu before they progress through rehabilitation, while also contributing to statewide disease surveillance efforts.

With birds continuing to be blown ashore following the recent weather, we are asking the community to keep an eye out for pelagic seabirds and marine turtles, particularly juvenile loggerheads, which can become stranded or cold-stunned after washing into Perth waters.

If you find a pelagic seabird:
• Please do not touch the bird.
• Keep children and pets well away.
• Contact WA Wildlife Hospital on (08) 9417 7105 or Western Australian Seabird Rescue on (08) 6102 8464 for advice.

If you find a marine turtle:
• If it is safe to do so, carefully place the turtle in a well-ventilated box or container on a damp towel.
• Bring it to WA Wildlife Hospital or the nearest wildlife rehabilitation facility with marine turtle treatment capacity.

If you find five or more sick or dead birds in one location, report it immediately to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

Our rescue teams continue responding to wildlife using enhanced PPE and biosecurity protocols. The rescue, veterinary treatment and rehabilitation of these birds is resource-intensive, but we remain committed to caring for wildlife, protecting the community and contributing to H5 bird flu surveillance across Western Australia.

With just a few days remaining until the end of the financial year, we would be incredibly grateful if you would consider making a tax-deductible donation. Your support helps us continue providing lifesaving veterinary care while meeting the increased biosecurity requirements during this challenging time.

https://wawildlife.org.au/support/bequests-and-donations/

Thank you for helping us protect wildlife and preserve tomorrow. 💚

kii said:

From WA Wildlife’s Facebook page…

The strong winds over the past few days have brought a number of exhausted pelagic seabirds into the WA Wildlife Hospital, with five pelagic birds admitted over the weekend alone. Most were rescued by our friends at Western Australian Seabird Rescue, with one bird rescued by the WA Wildlife Ambulance.

Among the patients currently in our care are two Giant Petrels and an Albatross, all being managed under quarantine while our veterinary team assesses and treats them.

As part of ongoing H5 bird flu surveillance programs, our veterinarians are collecting samples from these birds and working closely with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). Testing is important to ensure these birds are not carrying H5 bird flu before they progress through rehabilitation, while also contributing to statewide disease surveillance efforts.

With birds continuing to be blown ashore following the recent weather, we are asking the community to keep an eye out for pelagic seabirds and marine turtles, particularly juvenile loggerheads, which can become stranded or cold-stunned after washing into Perth waters.

If you find a pelagic seabird:
• Please do not touch the bird.
• Keep children and pets well away.
• Contact WA Wildlife Hospital on (08) 9417 7105 or Western Australian Seabird Rescue on (08) 6102 8464 for advice.

If you find a marine turtle:
• If it is safe to do so, carefully place the turtle in a well-ventilated box or container on a damp towel.
• Bring it to WA Wildlife Hospital or the nearest wildlife rehabilitation facility with marine turtle treatment capacity.

If you find five or more sick or dead birds in one location, report it immediately to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

Our rescue teams continue responding to wildlife using enhanced PPE and biosecurity protocols. The rescue, veterinary treatment and rehabilitation of these birds is resource-intensive, but we remain committed to caring for wildlife, protecting the community and contributing to H5 bird flu surveillance across Western Australia.

With just a few days remaining until the end of the financial year, we would be incredibly grateful if you would consider making a tax-deductible donation. Your support helps us continue providing lifesaving veterinary care while meeting the increased biosecurity requirements during this challenging time.

https://wawildlife.org.au/support/bequests-and-donations/

Thank you for helping us protect wildlife and preserve tomorrow. 💚

I never associated pelagic with birds, I associated it with fish that feed on other fish, but the term has a much broader definition.

From Western Australian Seabird Rescue’s Facebook page…

We’d like to give a big shout out to Lorraine from Bunnings, Joondalup who recently helped out our volunteers with a big discount on PPE needed for our bird flu response! Thank you, Lorraine!

With such a big weather system arriving straight after the first confirmed cases of H5N1 in Western Australia, we needed to quickly supplement our existing supplies of PPE and train up more volunteers who can safely respond to pelagic rescues. We really appreciate all the support we’ve received from the community and will continue working with our state regulators and other organisations to safely rescue seabirds. If you would like to donate, please head to our website: wasr.org.au/donate/

Just a reminder that if you see a sick or injured seabird, call WASR on: 6102 8464. If you see multiple dead birds, call the EAD Hotline on: 1800675888.

We have heard from callers that some dead birds are not being collected. If that is the case, please follow up with the EAD Hotline, or contact your local council or local DBCA Office. New protocols are being rolled out and any issues should be reported.

kii said:

From Western Australian Seabird Rescue’s Facebook page…

We’d like to give a big shout out to Lorraine from Bunnings, Joondalup who recently helped out our volunteers with a big discount on PPE needed for our bird flu response! Thank you, Lorraine!

With such a big weather system arriving straight after the first confirmed cases of H5N1 in Western Australia, we needed to quickly supplement our existing supplies of PPE and train up more volunteers who can safely respond to pelagic rescues. We really appreciate all the support we’ve received from the community and will continue working with our state regulators and other organisations to safely rescue seabirds. If you would like to donate, please head to our website: wasr.org.au/donate/

Just a reminder that if you see a sick or injured seabird, call WASR on: 6102 8464. If you see multiple dead birds, call the EAD Hotline on: 1800675888.

We have heard from callers that some dead birds are not being collected. If that is the case, please follow up with the EAD Hotline, or contact your local council or local DBCA Office. New protocols are being rolled out and any issues should be reported.

Finally the proper PPEs!

New South Wales has its first suspected case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a giant petrel that was found near Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, on the state’s coast.

If CSIRO testing confirms it is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, it would mark the first detection of the deadly disease on the Australian east coast.

Five cases have already been confirmed since late June – four in Western Australia and one in South Australia – all in migratory sub-antarctic birds.

📷: David Osborn/Alamy

Reporting by Lisa Cox. Read the full story. 🔗👉 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/bird-flu-australia-first-suspected-case-nsw-deadly-h5n1-virus?CMP=soc_567

kii said:

New South Wales has its first suspected case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a giant petrel that was found near Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle, on the state’s coast.

If CSIRO testing confirms it is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, it would mark the first detection of the deadly disease on the Australian east coast.

Five cases have already been confirmed since late June – four in Western Australia and one in South Australia – all in migratory sub-antarctic birds.

📷: David Osborn/Alamy

Reporting by Lisa Cox. Read the full story. 🔗👉 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/bird-flu-australia-first-suspected-case-nsw-deadly-h5n1-virus?CMP=soc_567

Good to see NSW catching up to the rest of the country.

https://events.humanitix.com/webinar-h5-bird-flu-and-australian-wildlife

Webinar about bird flu, this Thursday evening.

H5 bird flu strain detected in Australian seabird for first time

Just some Australian, not sure if we should trust them.

SCIENCE said:

Just some Australian, not sure if we should trust them.

I love Prof Raina Macintyre! I watched her a lot of the time during Covid.

A lot of her videos weren’t behind pay walls or you could register for free.

She was generous. She trains all around the world from the CIA to different epidemiologists.

The only country she isn’t involved in with high level training and planning is Australia. It is most intriguing.

Her two books “Dark Winter” and “Vaccination” are thorough and well written.

The white Mainstream Media didn’t treat her with respect so she quit them and went back to teaching and researching. A loss for all Australians.

SCIENCE said:

Just some Australian, not sure if we should trust them.

Bloody.

Possible infection at Noosa

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-13/sick-bird-found-at-noosa-amid-avian-influenza-preparations/106909104

Divine Angel said:

Possible infection at Noosa

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-13/sick-bird-found-at-noosa-amid-avian-influenza-preparations/106909104

Uh Oh.

Peak Warming Man said:

Divine Angel said:

Possible infection at Noosa

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-13/sick-bird-found-at-noosa-amid-avian-influenza-preparations/106909104

Uh Oh.

so it’s

“There is no evidence of any mass mortality in wildlife or transmission between wild birds in New Zealand. There has been no detection in poultry,” Mr Hoggard said in a statement on Wednesday

mild and there ain’t nothing to worry about

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/new-zealand-reports-first-h5n1-bird-flu-case/106919762

roughbarked said:

:(

This thing is getting around. :(

roughbarked said:

This thing is getting around. :(

Link

It certainly is.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Bird flu cases now at 100.

Minister confirms first bird flu mass mortality in Australian wildlife

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/campaigns/birdflu

breathe deep

SCIENCE said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Minister confirms first bird flu mass mortality in Australian wildlife

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/campaigns/birdflu

breathe deep

Sources reveal 49 dead birds had refused bird flu jabs after becoming obsessed with Karl Stefanovic podcast

Tau.Neutrino said:

SCIENCE said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/campaigns/birdflu

breathe deep

Sources reveal 49 dead birds had refused bird flu jabs after becoming obsessed with Karl Stefanovic podcast

roffle

Tau.Neutrino said:

SCIENCE said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/campaigns/birdflu

breathe deep

Sources reveal 49 dead birds had refused bird flu jabs after becoming obsessed with Karl Stefanovic podcast

https://x.com/Globalbiosec/status/2084735665078718565

If the forecast is 1 in 5, that will be devastating.

Are they placing some risk birds in quarantine?

Tau.Neutrino said:

Are they placing some risk birds in quarantine?

High risk.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Are they placing some risk birds in quarantine?

High risk.

They can’t really do that with wild birds. Even species as localised as Little Penguins in Victoria mostly at Phillip Island and in Port Phillip Bay can’t be corralled into enclosures or prevented from heading back to water during the day.

Tau.Neutrino said:

If the forecast is 1 in 5, that will be devastating.

almost a decimation

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Are they placing some risk birds in quarantine?

High risk.

They can’t really do that with wild birds. Even species as localised as Little Penguins in Victoria mostly at Phillip Island and in Port Phillip Bay can’t be corralled into enclosures or prevented from heading back to water during the day.

Have you seen the footage of them trying to quarantine Big Bird
Brutal, he took out half a dozen men before they took him down

SCIENCE said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

If the forecast is 1 in 5, that will be devastating.

almost a decimation

Or a double decimation?

Michael V said:

SCIENCE said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

If the forecast is 1 in 5, that will be devastating.

almost a decimation

Or a double decimation?

pentation*

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/what-happens-when-bird-flu-hits-egg-farms/106996166

*: wait they’ve used that name for something else