Extra surveillance is underway to ensure the cases are not masking a highly contagious strain of bird flu that is yet to enter Australia. Surveillance efforts on the New South Wales Central Coast ...

New Zealand officials said on Tuesday that testing showed they had contained the strain of highly pathogenic H7N6 avian flu ...

As bird flu rips through poultry and dairy farms, it’s not just the rare human cases that are alarming experts. There are now reports across the U.S. of bird flu threatening, and in some cases, ...

Some products that meet bird flu heat treatment requirements are being exported to Australia. The ministry will work with Mainland Poultry regarding an appropriate stand-down period for the ...

There has been a spike in pelicans with suspected botulism dying on the NSW Central Coast in recent weeks. But the symptoms ...

While much attention on the bird flu situation has focused on the United States this year, Van Kerkhove noted that Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China and Vietnam also reported outbreaks.

Influenza A (H5N1/bird flu) virus particles (round and rod-shaped ... virus clade 2.3.2.1a in a child who traveled back to Australia from India. They have characterized the virus and published ...

Then, bird flu killed more than 20 ... And it has not yet reached Australia or New Zealand, both of which are home to unique and highly endangered birds. At this point, experts agree, the virus ...

Van Andel said MPI was making positive progress in resuming safe trade after the discovery halted some exports — though some have since returned to Australia. “We’re in close contact with ...

The UK government has taken steps to prepare for a possible bird flu outbreak by placing an order with Australia's CSL Seqirus for millions of vaccine doses. The contract covers more than 5 ...

"In total we've carried out more than 5600 tests on samples and bird flu has not been found anywhere other than Hillgrove. "We're in close contact with relevant trade partners and to date, we've ...

A highly lethal virus that spreads easily in some birds is causing a significant die-off of an invasive dove species in the ...