‘We let [it] slip out through our fingers’
With Antarctica added to the list, the bird flu has officially wreaked havoc on every continent but Oceania.…
Scientists on ‘high alert’ as bird flu threat looms over Australian Antarctic Territory
At Berkley Island in East Antarctica, hordes of Adélie penguins are nesting on a rocky outcrop surrounded by…
UV light technology to curb viral transmission in poultry environments
Widespread bird flu outbreaks worldwide underscore the urgent need for scalable, sustainable disinfection solutions to curb viral transmission…
South Australian farmers fear future as bird flu recovery causes egg oversupply
Darren Letton looks around his farm and sees excess pallets filled with eggs, despite demand reaching an all-time…
Fever-resistant bird flu viruses pose a significant threat to humans
Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a…
Gut immune cells follow an atypical pathway to provide long-lasting antiviral protection
A new study led by University of Toronto researchers has shown that immune cells in the gut follow…
Avian Flu Wipes Out Nearly Half of Breeding Elephant Seals at World’s Largest Colony
An aerial shot of the elephant seal colony at St Andrew’s Bay, one of the largest populations of…
Wild birds found to be key drivers of H5N1 outbreak in North America
Since late 2021, a panzootic, or “a pandemic in animals,” of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has…
Germany grapples with bird flu as some 400,000 animals culled
More than 30 commercial poultry farms in Germany have culled their animals amid avian influenza, German animal health…
Suspected H5 virus detected after elephant seal die-off on Heard Island
A suspected outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 has been reported on sub-Antarctic Heard Island, located…
What does it mean if a deadly strain of bird flu has been found on Australia’s Heard Island?
Scientists who recently travelled to Heard Island in the Southern Ocean fear a deadly strain of bird flu,…
Tasmania remains free of H5 bird flu, but returning migratory birds could pose a risk
As spring arrives in Tasmania, the threat of bird flu remains present via the state’s rugged coastlines —…