https://www.countryman.com.au/business/agriculture/poultry-giant-inghams-locks-down-wa-operations-after-wild-bird-flu-detected-in-state-c-22465216 https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-22465216/829f322bcfcb72e60a869922692e80219c44fc3d.jpg Poultry giant Inghams locks down WA operations after wild bird flu detected in State Australia’s long-standing protection from a deadly bird flu outbreak has come to an end, with the H5N1 virus detected in Western Australia for the first time on the mainland, triggering a nationwide emergency response. https://players.brightcove.net/4761797480001/S1MnmGqp_default/index.html?videoId=6399047262112 agriculture, livestock, markets, public-health, retail business/agriculture 29 2026-06-22T01:37:06.000Z Countryman en 2026-06-22T01:37:06.000Z Poultry giant Inghams locks down WA operations after wild bird flu detected in State agriculture, livestock, markets, public-health, retail https://www.countryman.com.au/news/public-health/wa-poultry-industry-on-edge-as-deadly-h5-bird-flu-confirmed-near-esperance-c-22463081 https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-22463081/865d571f1fdcac7466cad410818e6fcbbc2cbea7.jpg Western Australia’s multimillion-dollar poultry and agricultural industries are fearing the worst after testing confirmed a deadly strain of bird flu had breached the nation’s borders. Countryman en 2026-06-21T10:33:54.000Z WA poultry industry on edge as deadly H5 bird flu confirmed near Esperance public-health, news