Australia was long considered the last continent in the world to remain free of bird flu. But it did not take long after the ...

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The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has now spread from migratory birds to infect resident Australian birds. Clusters of dead birds have been found in several locations. The virus will inevitably ...

What does it mean to save threatened species? How often do we achieve it? And how often do we fail? Our new research answers these questions for Australian birds. We found extinction risks had reduced ...

Australia on Sunday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, with ​the deadly virus found in a long-nosed fur seal in South ‌Australia state.

Researchers are on alert for the potential spread of H5 bird flu to ducks and water birds as Australia's interior dries over ...

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