Bird Flu

Australia inoculates little penguins from bird flu, triggering anti-vaccine misinformation AFP Fact Check09:49Flu Pandemics Australia South Pacific

More than 5,000 Little Penguins vaccinated against bird flu in Australia Birdwatch10:30Flu Pandemics Australia South Pacific

Australia’s H5 bird flu outbreak is now infecting dolphins, seals and foxes Vice (US)17:53Dolphins Flu Pandemics

Australia confirms first bird flu case in a mammal Saudi Gazette13:35Dolphins Flu Pandemics

Icebreaker to extract Macquarie Island researchers due to bird flu fear The Maritime Executive23:44Flu Pandemics Australia Global Health

Bird flu could devastate Macquarie Island. Why are we removing the scientists we need to understand it? The Conversation (AU)03:27Flu Pandemics Australia Global Health

Fox control in urban areas needs 'major rethink' after bird flu spread ABC Online21:38Flu Pandemics South Australia Australia

When hundreds of animals die from bird flu, what happens next? ABC Online23:03Flu Pandemics South Australia Australia

Australia’s bird flu crisis exposes dangerous gaps in wildlife protection Independent Australia03:10Flu Pandemics Australia Politics South Pacific

Keep your cat inside: what the new bird flu means for you and your pets The North West Star07:10Flu Pandemics Australia Politics South Pacific

Australia's largest chicken producer warns bird flu could send egg and poultry prices rising MailOnline09:05Flu Flu Pandemics Health

Cost of chicken to rise soon, even if bird flu doesn't spread ABC Online20:55Flu Flu Pandemics Health

'Social distancing' plea for birds as flu hits Sydney The North West Star07:33Sydney Flu Pandemics New South Wales

Sydney confirms first case of dangerous bird flu The New Daily04:30Sydney Flu Pandemics New South Wales

Bird flu detected in dead dolphin in South Australia MailOnline07:10Dolphins Flu Flu Pandemics

First H5N1 bird flu detection confirmed in Australian dolphin ABC Online05:41Dolphins Flu Flu Pandemics

Authorities confirm bird flu in fox and suspected case in dolphin ABC Online06:59Flu Victoria Flu Pandemics

Tree-killing beetle still poses major threat, as bird flu takes centre stage ABC Online22:25Flu Western Australia Flu Pandemics

Poultry farmer nervous as Christmas turkeys face bird flu threat ABC Online21:03Flu Western Australia Flu Pandemics

Latest News

In the last 4 hours

Three Funded Steps For Poultry, None For Wildlife: Animal Justice Party Calls For H5N1 Response For Wild Birds Scoop01:05

Earlier today

Highly efficient intranasal H5N1 vaccine based on a safe vesicular stomatitis virus (Vsv) vector Nature.com00:23

Yesterday

Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-handover leader, dies at 89 India Today19:53 8-Sept-26

In the last 7 days

Fox control in urban areas needs 'major rethink' after bird flu spread ABC Online21:38 7-Sept-26

Canberra study tracks migratory birds to map H5N1 spread in Australia Syrian Arab News Agency11:50 7-Sept-26

Behind the scenes: the science that confirmed Australia’s first H5 bird flu case Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Press Release)01:53 7-Sept-26

Tree-killing beetle still poses major threat, as bird flu takes centre stage ABC Online22:25 6-Sept-26

Uruguay declares health emergency for avian influenza Anadolu Agency03:18 5-Sept-26

Global penguin researchers' climate warning at meeting in shadow of bird flu ABC Online22:36 4-Sept-26

'Social distancing' plea for birds as flu hits Sydney The North West Star07:33 4-Sept-26

Authorities confirm bird flu in fox and suspected case in dolphin ABC Online06:59 4-Sept-26

Sydney confirms first case of dangerous bird flu The New Daily04:30 4-Sept-26

Far-UVC light tested to combat avian influenza on farms News-Medical.Net04:16 4-Sept-26

Major hub latest city to confirm first case of bird flu The North West Star04:10 4-Sept-26

Hong Kong suspends import of poultry products from Maine-et-Loire Department in France Xinhua Agency12:47 3-Sept-26

Import of poultry meat and products from Maine-et-Loire Department in France suspended The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Press Release)10:45 3-Sept-26

50-year-old Storm Boy’s tough, tender ode to wild childhood will still make you cry InDaily07:48 3-Sept-26

Poultry farmer nervous as Christmas turkeys face bird flu threat ABC Online21:03 2-Sept-26

Australia’s H5 Bird Flu Outbreak Is Now Infecting Dolphins, Seals and Foxes Vice (US)17:53 2-Sept-26

Bird Flu Kills First Dolphin in Australia, Raising Fears for Its Wildlife ZME Science14:41 2-Sept-26

Protecting Little Penguins From Deadly Bird Flu News For Kids14:29 2-Sept-26

Australia inoculates little penguins from bird flu, triggering anti-vaccine misinformation AFP Fact Check09:49 2-Sept-26

Conservationists fighting to reverse Scotland's seabird decline on remote island STV07:39 2-Sept-26

In the last month

Bird poo concerns in SA town grappling with avian flu ABC Online21:35 1-Sept-26

Vic penguins get vaxxed while Rocko’s colony remains at risk The West Australian19:01 1-Sept-26

Bird Flu Detected in Several Poultry Flocks in South Dakota KELO TV15:44 1-Sept-26

The egg crisis failed to crack manufacturers’ reliance on eggs BakeryAndSnacks.com11:05 1-Sept-26

RSPCA Assured sets December date for pophole daylight requirement Poultry News06:30 1-Sept-26

Bird flu could devastate Macquarie Island. Why are we removing the scientists we need to understand it? The Conversation (AU)03:27 1-Sept-26

Vaccination of orange-bellied parrots begins as deadly bird flu spreads ABC Online01:59 1-Sept-26

Kai Kupferschmidt wins 2026 Victor Cohn Prize Council for the Advancement of Science Writing14:28 31-Aug-26

As U.S. Measles Cases Rise and Biological Threats Remain Under Surveillance,… WebWire13:08 31-Aug-26

What happens next with bird flu? Australian Geographic11:59 31-Aug-26

More than 5,000 Little Penguins vaccinated against bird flu in Australia Birdwatch10:30 31-Aug-26

What happens next with bird flu? An expert explains why monitoring matters The Conversation (UK)04:09 31-Aug-26

Australia’s bird flu crisis exposes dangerous gaps in wildlife protection Independent Australia03:10 31-Aug-26

Icebreaker to Extract Macquarie Island Researchers Due to Bird Flu Fear The Maritime Executive23:44 30-Aug-26

Getting Ready: How bird-flu is affecting the free-range industry ABC Online07:35 30-Aug-26

Australia's largest chicken producer warns bird flu could send egg and poultry prices rising MailOnline09:05 29-Aug-26

Bird flu detected in a dolphin and a red fox in Australia for the first time UNN.ua04:58 29-Aug-26

Stark price warning amid bird flu crisis The West Australian04:29 29-Aug-26

Pigeon race still on in Victoria's west despite bird flu outbreak ABC Online02:15 29-Aug-26

Cost of chicken to rise soon, even if bird flu doesn't spread ABC Online20:55 28-Aug-26

These are the animals bird flu has already hit in Australia ABC Online19:57 28-Aug-26

H5N1 detections resume in US poultry and dairy cattle The Cattle Site12:40 28-Aug-26

Humboldt Penguin faces renewed threats from El Niño and bird flu Birdwatch12:38 28-Aug-26

Recommended viewing – reports on avian influenza, the commercial determinants, and public health solidarity Croakey11:32 28-Aug-26

Australia pulls researchers from sub-Antarctic island over bird flu threat TRT World09:29 28-Aug-26

Bird flu threat forces Australia to pull researchers from sub-Antarctic island Anadolu Agency08:33 28-Aug-26

Bird flu detected in dead dolphin in South Australia MailOnline07:10 28-Aug-26

Should you back the world's most controversial fashion giant? Money Magazine07:09 28-Aug-26

Dolphin contracts bird flu as staff pulled from island The North West Star06:46 28-Aug-26

Dolphin tests positive to deadly bird flu The West Australian06:44 28-Aug-26

Australia to evacuate sub-Antarctic research base over bird flu fears The Straits Times05:45 28-Aug-26

First H5N1 bird flu detection confirmed in Australian dolphin ABC Online05:41 28-Aug-26

Scientists evacuated over bird flu threat The West Australian05:25 28-Aug-26

HN raises fears for mental well-being of scientists The North West Star04:44 28-Aug-26

Aussie scientists to abandon research station over ‘psychosocial risks’ InDaily Queensland03:18 28-Aug-26

'Psychological risk': Australian scientists to abandon remote island over bird flu fears ABC Online02:18 28-Aug-26

The ‘really surprising’ official advice on disposing of dead birds amid bird flu crisis 3AW01:40 28-Aug-26

Bird flu is here to stay. NZ’s response must keep adapting as the virus takes hold The Conversation (AU)23:04 27-Aug-26

Avian influenza in the Americas: animal outbreaks decline, but PAHO calls for continued vigilance PAHO (Press Release)21:22 27-Aug-26

Iconic Australian mammals could be at real risk from bird flu. Could they be protected with… Phys.org18:47 27-Aug-26

Asia-Pacific regional influenza network sharpens focus on avian influenza preparedness World Health Organization (Press Release)05:48 27-Aug-26

Bird flu threat could push Australia's most vulnerable species to extinction The North West Star05:21 27-Aug-26

Tourists pay up: Plea to save SA wildlife InDaily04:07 27-Aug-26

‘Asleep at the wheel’: Bird flu plan lashed The West Australian03:23 27-Aug-26

Iconic Australian mammals could be at real risk from bird flu. Could we protect them using vaccines in baits? The Conversation (AU)00:32 27-Aug-26

Border town lawyer labels Victoria's bird flu handling a 'scandal' ABC Online22:32 26-Aug-26

‘Frequently fumigate the hen-houses’: how ancient Greeks and Romans tried to treat sick birds The Conversation (UK)21:25 26-Aug-26

Thousands of little penguins will be vaccinated against bird flu down under Global Voices19:52 26-Aug-26

Alveo And AgriNerds Develop New H5N1 Surveillance System For U.S. Poultry Farms AgriMarketing08:10 26-Aug-26

South Australia Reports First Suspected Land-Mammal Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu Bernama07:46 26-Aug-26

Dire update after bird flu detected in fox The West Australian07:39 26-Aug-26

Butchers report chicken meat sales drop amid bird flu anxiety ABC Online05:13 26-Aug-26

Suspected bird flu infection in red fox in metro Adelaide ABC Online03:31 26-Aug-26

The man-made origins of bird flu and why humans are vulnerable InDaily Queensland02:36 26-Aug-26

Indigenous rangers call for funding to protect remote NT from bird flu ABC Online02:09 26-Aug-26

ADM Converts Iowa Tanks for Precision Fermentation Egg Protein: Demand Up 550% Amid Bird Flu Organic Consumers Association00:11 26-Aug-26

Backyard hen boom on the cards amid bird flu fears, seller says ABC Online21:38 25-Aug-26

Bird flu's origins, and why humans are vulnerable The New Daily21:02 25-Aug-26

Domestic violence, guns, bird flu and data centres focus of leaders' talks ABC Online20:23 25-Aug-26

Funding shortfall forces ‘Frankenstein’ bird flu facility NewsRoom18:16 25-Aug-26

APHA strengthens bluetongue disease response GOV.UK (Press Release)14:20 25-Aug-26

Alveo Technologies Partners with AgriNerds to Create First-of-its-Kind, Dynamic Avian Influenza … PR Newswire (Press Release)14:05 25-Aug-26

Avian influenza (bird flu) Welsh Government (Press Release)12:15 25-Aug-26

Pagham Harbour Sandwich Tern colony hits new high Birdwatch09:03 25-Aug-26

SA wildlife park to vaccinate 100 birds against deadly H5 bird flu ABC Online08:41 25-Aug-26

First vaccinations to be rolled out for SA threatened species InDaily08:30 25-Aug-26

Keep your cat inside: what the new bird flu means for you and your pets The North West Star07:10 25-Aug-26

Royal Veterinary College research reveals challenges in protecting against avian flu Poultry News06:36 25-Aug-26

Sightings of 'Sammy' the seal lying next to dead birds spark concerns ABC Online05:38 25-Aug-26

Second case of H5 bird flu in Queensland ABC Online02:56 25-Aug-26

Live H5N1 Was Isolated from Fetal Bovine Serum in a Finding That Puts Laboratory Biosafety Under New Scrutiny Medical Daily22:04 24-Aug-26

How does H5N1 bird flu spread to humans and what are the health risks? ABC Online19:37 24-Aug-26

First Aus bird flu death in seal sparks fear for WA sea life The West Australian10:53 24-Aug-26

Bird flu could wipe out endangered sea lion population The North West Star07:16 24-Aug-26

Backyard bird feeding could be a bird flu ‘superspreader’. An expert explains The Conversation (UK)06:04 24-Aug-26

South Australia Reports 2nd Suspected Mammal Bird Flu Case In Seal Bernama05:49 24-Aug-26

Frontline officers in KI to investigate bird flu vaccines InDaily03:58 24-Aug-26

The mounting toll of Australia's H5 bird flu outbreak The North West Star03:44 24-Aug-26

VIDEO: E-bike rider crashes into koala | Ferry strike in Brisbane InDaily Queensland02:46 24-Aug-26

Immunologist wins GSK Award for respiratory virus research LabOnline02:34 24-Aug-26

First death in an Australian mainland mammal marks another grim milestone in bird flu outbreak Australian Geographic01:03 24-Aug-26

Second fur seal thought to have bird flu The New Daily00:52 24-Aug-26

Australia records first H5N1 case in a mammal as bird flu outbreak expands Just The News00:45 24-Aug-26

Second fur seal suspected to have bird flu The North West Star00:39 24-Aug-26

First seal death in SA as ‘devastating’ disease spreads InDaily Queensland00:24 24-Aug-26

Bird flu suspected to have spread to seal at key breeding ground ABC Online22:56 23-Aug-26

Penguin bird flu vaccination drive passes 1,000-dose milestone ABC Online21:34 23-Aug-26

Australia’s bird flu response: too little, but it’s not too late The Conversation (UK)21:25 23-Aug-26

Number of bird flu calls revealed The West Australian21:08 23-Aug-26

'Penguin parade' undergoes vaccinations for bird flu The North West Star20:16 23-Aug-26

Rush to vaccinate penguins amid fears bird flu could decimate their numbers MailOnline14:51 23-Aug-26

Australia confirms first bird flu case in a mammal Saudi Gazette13:35 23-Aug-26

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About our Bird Flu news

Latest news on bird flu, also called avian flu, a type of influenza that infects birds and sometimes humans.

Symptoms in birds include fever, lethargy, and decreased appetite. In severe cases, it can lead to death. In humans, bird flu symptoms are similar to those of the flu, including fever, coughing, and sore throat. In severe cases, it can lead to pneumonia and death. There is currently no vaccine for bird flu, so the best way to prevent it is to avoid contact with sick birds.

An outbreak beginning in 2022, caused by the highly infectious H5N1 strain, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of wild birds and millions of domestic ones, as well as being found in some mammals. The virus can quickly spread through contaminated feed and water, or through birds' droppings and saliva. The World Health Organization states that bird flu is a risk to humans, with 870 reported cases of human infection and 457 deaths over the past 20 years from close contact with infected birds. The spread of H5N1 will be monitored for mutations that could allow for human-to-human transmission.

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