Inghams Group, Australia’s largest poultry producer, announces a complete lockdown of its Western Australia operations after highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza is detected in wild birds in the state. Bloomberg reports the company’s shares fall as much as 14% in early Monday trading following the announcement. The West Australian and PerthNow say the lockdown follows confirmation of the virus in wild birds near Esperance, prompting Inghams to expand biosecurity measures across its WA farms. The Guardian adds that a brown skua has been confirmed with H5N1 and that additional testing is under way for a petrel, while noting there are no reported commercial detections of the virus at the time of the announcement. Daily Mail similarly reports the H5N1 variant is confirmed in a sick brown skua found on a remote beach near Esperance. Across outlets, the company’s response centers on preventing potential spread from the wild bird cases into commercial poultry operations, with the lockdown described as comprehensive for Western Australia.