The Minns Government is responding to five new H5 bird flu events following positive tests from birds located at Dee Why, Goulburn, Hawks Nest and the south coast areas of Congo and Moruya.
These new events bring NSW to a total of 30 H5 bird flu events and 509 events for Australia.
The five new events are:
- Greater Crested Tern at Dee Why
- Greater Crested Tern in Goulburn
- Greater Crested Tern in Hawks Nest
- White fronted tern in Congo
- Silver gull in Moruya.
The event at Dee Why is the second event in the Sydney metropolitan area following the detection at Warriewood on the Northern Beaches earlier this month.
The NSW Government is working closely with the poultry industry based in Goulburn and across NSW to reduce the risk of the virus.
Bird flu has not been detected in commercial poultry flocks, or captive birds, and the risk to human health remains low.
The NSW Chief Veterinary Officer continues to advise that, where possible poultry are housed.
Any additional actions regarding housing of poultry will be determined by the Chief Veterinary Officer following a risk assessment.
There are no signs of any mass mortality in NSW and surveillance is continuing so we can detect any further cases early.
A national surveillance plan is in operation to monitor for any further detections and facilitate rapid, coordinated response.
If you see sick or dead wild birds, domestic birds, marine mammals or other wildlife showing signs of H5 bird flu – Avoid contact, Record what you see, Report it via the online reporting form
