The death of pets and a “red flag” study have experts worried about the virus that has infected 69 people and killed one patient in the US.
Australians are paying 23 per cent more for eggs than they were two years ago,as avian influenza limits supply.
A new strain of avian flu has been found in chickens at a farm in Victoria’s north. Here’s what you need to know about the highly infectious H7N8 strain.
CSIRO testing confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic H7N8 strain of avian influenza at a farm near Euroa.
A US government memo ordering a halt to communication with global health bodies has concerned scientists as a strain of bird flu is detected in California for the first time.
Antarctic researchers are on high alert for a deadly strain of bird flu,which could hit the continent’s wildlife at any moment – and from there make its way to Australia.
A deadly strain of the virus killed a patient in the US and left a teenager critically ill. The outbreak has raised concerns about bird flu spreading between humans.
Nearly 70 people in US have contracted bird flu since April. Most cases have been mild.
Scientists believe the virus – which has spread across bird and cattle farms in the US and caused 60 mild human infections – is a pandemic waiting to happen.
Authorities on the alert for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu have tested dead shearwaters,also known as muttonbirds,in NSW and Victoria.