More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia
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Key context: <p>South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammals</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/20/australian-politics-live-penny-wong-labor-government-anthony-albanese-gambling-ndis-question-time-angus-taylor-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has declared a “significant escalation” in H5 bird flu in the state after the detection of three mass mortality events involving more than 1,000 greater crested terns.</p><p>Malinauskas said the cause of the deaths was presumed to be H5 bird flu.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/more-than-1000-birds-found-dead-in-three-mass-mortality-events-amid-significant-h5-escalation-in-australia">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has declared a “significant escalation” in H5 bird flu in the state after the detection of three mass mortality events involving more than 1,000 greater crested terns.Malinauskas said the cause of the deaths was presumed to be H5 bird flu. Continue reading...
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