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H5N1 bird flu global spread 2026
One page that accretes the verified record as the story develops. Every fact keeps its date and its sources.
22 DAYS
17 FACTS
5 EVENTS
2 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY AUG 03
AUG 24 · Day 22
Backyard bird feeding flagged as potential bird flu superspreader
Humans in close contact with infected wildlife can contract H5N1.
Scavenger animals can be exposed to H5N1 while devouring the carcasses of infected birds.
Backyard bird feeding could act as a superspreader event of the H5N1 virus.
AUG 03 · Day 1
Australia warns H5N1 likely to spread after first mass mortality event
There is no evidence yet of the H5N1 virus on Australia's farms.
Australia was the last continent to report a case of H5N1 bird flu.
Testing confirmed H5N1 bird flu in a group of 49 dead and 35 sick terns found by helicopter surveillance on rocks off Cape Jaffa, 250km from Adelaide.
MAR 02 · Day -153
Bird flu case confirmed in Dane County, Wisconsin
FEB 19 · Day -164
Bird flu suspected outbreak causes mass bird deaths in New Jersey
NOV 17 · Day -258