The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

While mortality from Covid-19 was 0.6 per cent, Robert Redfield says bird flu mortality likely to be ‘somewhere between 25 and 50 per cent’

Experts have hosed down fears about bird flu outbreaks in Australia and overseas being stoked on social media.

Explore the impact of bird flu on various animal species and the potential risks associated with cross-species transmission and viral mutations.

Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others

Agency principal deputy director wants more testing of farm workers who work in proximity to affected animals

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Flocks of ducks will be disposed of after bird flu has been detected at a sixth Victorian farm which was already in quarantine.

Recent public health threats such as COVID, and the current bird flu outbreak in Victoria, show we can’t separate human health from the natural environment. Our research examining the link between lead exposure in house sparrows and children is another sobering reminder of this shared health burden.

Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. We still have a chance to stop a possible humanitarian disaster, but only if we get to work urgently, carefully and aggressively.

Consuming raw milk could lead to the spread of bird flu. Republicans don't care

Australians are no strangers to a supply crunch. During the pandemic and its aftermath, there were shortages of all kinds of products, from AdBlue diesel exhaust fluid to frozen chips.