The Beachport seal is one animal – for now. But this virus has already shown us what can happen next. Australia should use that warning while we still have time.
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Even with bird flu circulating in Australia, the risk to humans is low. But some groups are still at increased risk.
This is not the moment to call defeat. There is a chance we can stop this infectious virus, this time at least.
Bird flu is spreading globally and getting closer to New Zealand. Its arrival may be a matter of when, not if – and the risks are significant.
The consumer price index rose by 0.5% in January, meaning Americans are now paying 3% more on items than they were 12 months ago.
Indigenous peoples have been largely excluded from the federal government’s planning for the arrival of H5N1. When will this change?
It’s easier to steal another seabird’s meal than catch your own fish. But this behaviour by skuas, frigatebirds and gulls is contributing to the spread of lethal avian influenza
The H5N1 virus has infected about 900 people since 2003, and more than half of them died. But so far there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
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