The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

Dairy farmers and veterinarians in northern Texas furiously investigated a mysterious illness among cattle before the government got involved. Farm cat deaths were the tip off.

Discovery at Terang follows detection of H7N3 avian influenza at Meredith egg farm, where mass chicken cull is taking place

The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia was reported yesterday in Victoria. A child acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India and became ill upon returning home to Australia in March this year.

The CDC confirmed there is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission, and infection risk to the public remains low.

Farmers are remaining on high alert after bird flu was detected at a second Victorian farm linked to another property where mass culling is under way.

A dairy worker in Michigan contracted an eye infection on a dairy farm where H5N1 had been identified in cows.

An Australian bird flu case was also confirmed, but is not related to the dairy industry

A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu in what is the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows

When a Texan farm worker caught bird flu from cattle recently, social media was abuzz with rumours. While bird flu is not a human pandemic, scientists and policymakers the world over are keen to prepare as best they can for when such a pandemic emerges – a tricky task, given…

Authorities say strain of avian influenza detected at Meredith farm is H7N3, which has been detected in Australia before

A dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. While we remain free from this strain for now, it’s only a matter of time before it arrives.