The H5 bird flu variant can infect poultry, domestic cats, dairy cattle and a range of wildlife.

The findings were verified by Australia's national science agency, prompting authorities to activate emergency response measures and convene top animal health and agricultural…

Australia's first case of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed.

The deadly H5 variant of avian influenza has been detected in a bird that washed up on a remote beach in Western Australia's south, the first time the disease has been found in…

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.

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

An emergency meeting of animal health and agriculture officials in the country has been held to consider a national response.

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.

The first infection of H5 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed, sparking warnings an outbreak will cause widespread animal deaths.

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

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.

Strain found in a migratory seabird in Western Australia. Authorities say there is no evidence of infections in poultry, while experts warn of risks to wildlife populations.

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

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...

The H5N1 strain has been confirmed in a northern giant petrel, near where the virus was first detected in Western Australia.