Unlike other birds detected with the virus so far in Australia, seagulls travel beyond coastal environments to more urban and ...

"Australians should expect to see more spread and larger numbers now of wildlife being affected," said Agriculture Minister ...

Authorities are moving to shield endangered sea lions after an alarming development in the spread of the H5N1 virus.

Poultry producers are bracing for the inevitable outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in commercial flocks, which is set to cost them ...

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Six new suspected cases of deadly H5N1 bird flu have been found in Victoria's south-west.

There are currently no transmissions in Australia's poultry population. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Three veterinarians who work with cows have tested positive for prior infections of H5 bird flu, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The finding may ...

The bird flu (avian H5N1 influenza) has been circulating widely in cattle and other mammals. Many researchers note that there is a risk of a human pandemic. Some studies suggest that older humans are ...

An H5N1 bird flu mutation associated with increased infectiousness and disease severity has been found in two cats. Since the beginning of this year, more than 50 cats have been infected with H5N1 ...

Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to this point in the ongoing dairy outbreak. It’s the same strain that killed a ...