More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia
2 sources·Updated August 20, 2026

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- SBS Australia·1h ago'Significant escalation': Mass mortality events leave over 1,000 birds dead in South Australia
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas called the death of the local birds "deeply concerning".
Read at SBS Australia → - Guardian Australia·2h agoMore than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammals South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas has declared a “significant escalation” in H5 bird flu in the state after the detection of…
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