3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (327+ words) A suspected case of bird flu forced a “partial lockdown” at a Wynyard school on Wednesday, with students pulled from play areas after a sick and a dead bird were found on the grounds. St Brigid’s Catholic School contacted the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (350+ words) Tasmania has recorded another positive bird flu case, with a little penguin collected from Grassy on King Island testing positive overnight. A second little penguin returned an inconclusive result, with both samples sent to the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (286+ words) Another 23 dead penguins have been found on King Island, bringing the total to 51 as H5 bird flu continues to spread through Tasmania’s north-west. Seven new positive detections of bird flu were confirmed on Thursday by the Animal Health Laboratories at Mount…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (334+ words) Twenty-eight dead penguins and three dead crested terns have been found at the Port of Grassy on King Island as authorities ramp up their response to H5 bird flu in Tasmania. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania is deploying…...