A migratory seabird found near Esperance has become the second bird to test positive to the H5 avian flu in Australia

Amidst the deadly scare of bird flu, Australia was the only continent that was untouched by the highly destructive global H5 bird flu strain and was safe until a dead migratory…

A migratory sea bird known as a brown skua found in Western Australia's Cape Le Grand National Park tested positive for avian influenza.

Australia has detected its first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, authorities said on Friday.

SYDNEY June 20 — Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country’s agriculture minister said on Saturday, meaning the highly...

Officials say the risk to humans remains low as further tests are underway.

The first case of H5 bird flu in mainland Australia has been confirmed.

For years Australia has remained the last continent to avoid the deadly H5 strain of avian influenza.

Tests taken in Western Australia suggest a second bird was also infected, but there is no evidence poultry or agriculture systems are affected

A migratory sea bird tested positive for the contagious H5 variant of bird flu in Western Australia. Up until now Australia was the only continent which had not detected the…

Testing had confirmed the bird, found sick near Esperance, a town about 570 km southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, had the deadly strain.

Australia confirms its first case of the highly contagious H5 bird flu strain in a wild migratory bird, raising concerns about global spread.

Testing took place overnight with the WA state government confirming on Saturday morning that a multi-agency approach to the outbreak is now being coordinated.

Australia confirmed its first mainland H5N1 bird flu case in a seabird near Esperance, WA.

Wildlife groups say Australia is unprepared for the devastation the H5 bird flu virus has caused around the world.

The case was detected in a remote part of the country’s southwest in Australia’s Cape Le Grand National Park

Farmers across the country are on high alert for 'deadly bird flu strain', with the disease already costing billions overseas.

New Zealand needs to update its national pandemic plan, as a deadly bird flu virus hits Australia, a public health expert warns.

A walk along the beach with a friend turned into the significant discovery.

The Australian mainland has recorded its first case of H5N1 bird flu, but the disease has already wreaked havoc on Heard Island.

SYDNEY: Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country’s...