The Latest Breaking News from Influenza

Conservationists call for national response plan for possible arrival of HPAI H5, which so far has affected 300 species worldwide

Learn about the spread of H5N1, which has caused 50 million bird deaths and has now spread to mammals. Read more on The Hindu.

Scientists raise alarm over avian influenza strain’s unprecedented deadliness and reach from farmed poultry and wild birds

With an extended season in Europe and more people travelling, experts say now is the time to guard against flu and other respiratory diseases

Experts say more peer-reviewed research is needed to understand the full impacts of the virus

The study compared the symptoms of Queenslanders who had COVID and influenza 12 weeks after testing positive.

Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have…

The Queensland premier and chief health officer are urging residents to get flu jabs after more than 6300 influenza cases have been recorded this year so far.

A woman in China has become the world’s first known human fatality from H3N8 bird flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.