Avian Influenza News

South Australia is launching its first bird flu vaccination program due to an increase in case numbers and new infections confirmed in mammals.

Australia has confirmed its first case of the H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, as the country faces increasing instances of the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

More than 1,000 greater crested terns have died in three mass mortality events in South Australia, with the cause presumed to be H5 bird flu. South Australian P

The H5N1 bird flu virus, which has been evolving and migrating for 30 years, has now arrived in Australia, posing a low risk to humans but threatening seal popu

New South Wales has reported its first cases of bird flu in native Australian birds, with two Greater Crested Turns testing positive.

Western Australia is being advised to prepare for the inevitable spread of bird flu across the state.

Australia's St Kilda little penguin colony is projected to lose between 20% and 40% of its 1,400 population due to bird flu. Volunteers are preparing for signif

New Zealand has detected H5 bird flu after a brown skua, an ocean-going seabird, tested positive for the virus on Petone beach in Wellington, prompting authorit

A sick petrel found on Noosa beach has been taken to Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue for testing for avian influenza.