But, as the species wreaks havoc across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, Australia’s Invasive Species Council is warning the imminent arrival of highly pathogenic bird flu could be a catalyst for the ...

Credit: CDC and NIAID. A team of Australian scientists has recently identified highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.2.1a in a child who traveled back to Australia from India.

Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.

Bird flu is more likely to come to the Antarctic Peninsula with migratory birds. In December 2023 and January 2024, 16 Adelie ...

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 ...

The HPAI H5N1 virus has spread globally, infecting birds, mammals, and some humans. Most human cases are mild.

First come the horseshoe crabs. Hoisting their round, tank-like shells, they trundle out of the Delaware Bay under the first ...

The rise of bird flu across farms in California has raised questions about the virus and its potential threat to humans.

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.

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

A new bird flu mutation of H5N1 has been discovered in a patient in the US state of Louisiana. Public health officials are concerned the new strain may rapidly develop, increasing its ability to ...