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Breaking: Second case of H5 bird flu in Queensland

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 25 August 2026 at 11:46 am

Breaking: Second case of H5 bird flu in Queensland

Queensland has recorded its second case of H5 avian flu after a dead migratory seabird tested positive on the Sunshine Coast.

The wild shearwater found dead at Castaways Beach returned a positive result for the disease from the Queensland Government's biosecurity science laboratory last night.

Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett has told parliament protecting the state's multi-million dollar poultry sector is the government's top priority.

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Castaways Beach, Noosa: Queensland records second potential H5N1 bird flu case in a shearwater

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