Native Seabird Infection Signals H5N1 Spread Along Australia's Southern Coast

Confirmation of the virus in a greater crested tern marks the first recorded case in a local species and widens the geographic footprint of the outbreak.

Australia has recorded its first H5N1 infection in a native seabird, a greater crested tern found in South Australia. The case, announced on July 10, follows earlier detections in migratory birds along the New South Wales coast and in a brown skua in Western Australia last month. Officials are also examining a dead seal for possible exposure, an additional step that underscores the expanding surveillance effort.

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