Incident Information

Information is available on a number of current wildlife health incidents in Australia, as well as selected long-term health investigations and historic wildlife health incidents. Detailed information is available in the national electronic Wildlife Health Information System (eWHIS).

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Some recent incidents of national interest have been supplied as quick links in the side menu.

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Incident - Lorikeet paralysis syndrome NSW & Qld - ongoing

Lorikeet paralysis syndrome (LPS) is a seasonal syndrome which has been occurring in eastern Australia since at least 2012. During the 2023-24 summer there were particularly high numbers of cases...

Incident - Flying-fox paralysis syndrome - south-east Qld & northern NSW - ongoing

Flying-fox paralysis syndrome (FFPS) is a syndrome that has been occurring in black, grey-headed and little red flying-foxes across a range of locations in south-east Queensland and...

Incident – Migratory shearwater mortalities – Nov 2024

Dead and debilitated migratory shearwaters have recently been found along beaches and coastlines in Qld, NSW, Vic and SA. The majority of the birds are short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna...

Incident - High pathogenicity avian influenza H7 outbreaks in poultry, Victoria, NSW and ACT - May & June 2024

Investigation of poultry illness and deaths in Victoria, in May-June 2024 and in NSW and ACT in June 2024, detected several different high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses, strain...

Incident - Flying-fox pup mortalities - 2023

Beginning in late October there have been increased reports of flying-fox pup mortalities in multiple states. Pups have been found dead in various locations in NSW and Qld. The...

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