Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever closer to these shores.

H5N1 bird flu has been found in dead birds on Antarctica for the first time. The deadly strain of bird flu is currently spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could spread around the ...

Bird flu is decimating wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows. In the handful of human cases seen so far it has been extremely deadly.

In a major win for the nation's biosecurity efforts, Australia has been officially declared free from high pathogenicity ...

As Avian Flu Reaches Antarctica, Luxury Travelers Are Helping Record Outbreaks Citizen science programs aboard cruise ships are documenting outbreaks in areas where researchers seldom tread.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

How do you get the bird flu? Here's what medical experts want you to know about prevention and care.

See How a Deadly Bird Flu Season Impacted Wildlife on Remote Antarctic Islands Last year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica.

This bird flu, which scientists call highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, is already at panzootic—animal pandemic—status, killing birds in every continent except for Australia.

Bird flu outbreaks have forced more than 30 million chickens to be culled across nine states over the past year as more hotspots continue to emerge.