Western Australian poultry farms locked down after H5N1 bird flu discovered in wild birds
A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development veterinarian tests a giant petrel for H5N1 bird flu. The bird was brought into care on 18 June from Wylie Bay beach in Western Australia. Photograph: Lori-Ann Shibish/Esperance Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary.View image in fullscreenA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development veterinarian tests a giant petrel for H5N1 bird flu.
- ▪A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development veterinarian tests a giant petrel for H5N1 bird flu.
- ▪The bird was brought into care on 18 June from Wylie Bay beach in Western Australia.
- ▪Photograph: Lori-Ann Shibish/Esperance Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary.View image in fullscreenA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development veterinarian tests a giant petrel for H5N1 bird flu.
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A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development veterinarian tests a giant petrel for H5N1 bird flu. The bird was brought into care on 18 June from Wylie Bay beach in Western Australia. Photograph: Lori-Ann Shibish/Esperance Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary.View image in fullscreenA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development veterinarian tests a giant petrel for H5N1 bird flu. The bird was brought into care on 18 June from Wylie Bay beach in Western Australia.
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