What you can do
The community is encouraged to report any dead or sick birds or wildlife showing signs of bird flu. Possible signs of bird flu in birds include:
- multiple sick or dead birds in one location
- weakness, inability to stand or fly
- neurological signs or abnormal behaviour
- swelling or discolouration
- respiratory distress.
If you see sick or dead birds or other wildlife, do not touch them.
Avoid contact. Record what you see. Report it to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888 from anywhere in Australia.
As of 9.00am AEST, 20 July 2026, Australia has 17 confirmed detections of H5 bird flu in wild seabirds.
There are 10 confirmed in Western Australia (WA), 5 in South Australia (SA) and 2 in New South Wales (NSW).
For more information on bird flu visit birdflu.gov.au
A series of community information sessions on H5 bird flu are being rolled out to ensure the public has the most up to date information and can ask questions about the response:
- Yorke Peninsula – Yorketown Town Hall, Yorketown – Wednesday, 22 July, 6pm to 7.30pm
- Metropolitan Adelaide – Venue TBC – Monday 27 July, 6pm to 7.30pm
- Adelaide Plains – Port Parham Sports and Social Club, Dublin – Thursday, 6 August, 6 to 7.30pm.
More community information sessions are being planned, for the latest information visit birdflu.sa.gov.au