A bird's unusual and disturbing behaviour catches the eye of passers-by. On the ground it flaps its wings, turns in circles ...

H5N1 bird flu has reached Australia’s shores and is threatening to infect some of the country’s most unique wildlife.

A Phillip Island penguin has died from H5N1 bird flu in the first detection among the island's little penguin colony, ahead ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being ...

A vaccine will be rolled out to protect Australia's native species from the deadly H5N1 bird flu, with a focus on birds in ...

The first confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu that has impacted wildlife across five other Australian states has been detected in Tasmania.

Australia has recorded 220 H5 bird flu detections in wild birds, raising concerns about native wildlife while authorities ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff said overnight testing had confirmed a single case of the disease in a Brown Skua found in the Rocky Cape National Park. "They have completed nearly 1000 kilometres ...

Tasmania has confirmed its first H5N1 bird flu case after a dead brown skua tested positive, making it Australia's sixth affected state.

Australia has confirmed deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in 102 wild seabirds across five states at the time of writing, ...