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Bird flu testing, as mass mortality incident detected

Bird flu testing, as mass mortality incident detected

Authorities are investigating whether more than 80 dead and sick greater crested terns found on an Australian island have bird flu.

Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads

Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads

Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads

Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads

Conservationists hold deep concerns for the future of some of Australia's most critically endangered species after a spike in bird flu cases.

Bird flu scare sparks fears of sea lion extinction

Bird flu scare sparks fears of sea lion extinction

Bird flu scare sparks fears of sea lion extinction

Bird flu scare sparks fears of sea lion extinction

One of the Australian sea lions' biggest breeding colonies may be under threat after more suspected bird flu cases were discovered, conservationists warn.

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'Can't stop it spreading': more bird flu cases likely

'Can't stop it spreading': more bird flu cases likely

The poultry industry is on alert after seven suspected bird flu cases were found in native species, potentially marking a new phase for the outbreak.

Confirmed Ebola cases pass 2000 in Congo outbreak

Confirmed Ebola cases pass 2000 in Congo outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with cases reaching 2011 and deaths hitting 754.

Ebola cases and death toll in eastern Congo climbing

Ebola cases and death toll in eastern Congo climbing

The Democratic Republic of ‌Congo has reported nearly 800 cases of the rare strain of Ebola, while more 180 people have died.

Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years

Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years

A conference has discussed multi-pronged responses to curtailing a debilitating mosquito-borne disease after an outbreak of over 20,000 cases.

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Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

An inquest into the deaths of 50 aged care residents during a COVID-19 outbreak will resume after the facility pleaded guilty to a criminal charge.

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to climb, with nearly 600 recorded, while more than 100 people have died.

Quarantine extended for passengers after virus outbreak

Quarantine extended for passengers after virus outbreak

Quarantine extended for passengers after virus outbreak

Quarantine extended for passengers after virus outbreak

A group of Australians and a New Zealander caught up in a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship will now remain quarantined for 42 days.

Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Tents have been burned to the ground at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo as people rioted after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man.

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Scores of people have died from Africa's Ebola outbreak and that number is expected to keep rising given how long the virus was able to circulate undetected.

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

Extra screening measures could enforced at airports for arrivals from West Africa as a deadly strain of Ebola spreads through the region.

Pandemic flashbacks as hantavirus group touches down

Pandemic flashbacks as hantavirus group touches down

Pandemic flashbacks as hantavirus group touches down

Pandemic flashbacks as hantavirus group touches down

Scenes heavily reminiscent of the coronavirus pandemic have played out as passengers from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship touched down in Australia.

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Australia steps up to help tackle Pacific HIV epidemic

Australia will provide $48 million to its Pacific neighbours to help manage and contain a surge in HIV infections, in a move lauded by advocates as life-saving.

Australia nears an end to HIV after 40 years of testing

HIV diagnoses in locally-born Australians have halved in recent years, proving 40 years of testing has paved the way to eliminating the virus.

Global pact to shore up world's future pandemic defence

A global supply chain and logistic network features in a proposed pact to fight future pandemics that has been agreed by World Health Organisation members.

Top US vaccine official resigns, criticises RFK Jr

The top US vaccine official has resigned and criticised the nation's health department boss for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking.

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Cautious relief after nation wipes out bird flu strain

Farmers are cautiously relieved with the announcement a strain of bird flu has been eradicated in Australia, as they begin to rebuild the devastated industry.

WHO sends experts to DR Congo over mystery disease

The World Health Organisation is sending experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support local authorities in investigating an apparently new disease.

Deadly cough spreading like wildfire amid record cases

Australians are falling behind on whooping cough vaccinations as the nation faces its worst outbreak of the deadly bacterial disease.

COVID effect to cause 'excess' deaths for years to come

The deadly impact of COVID-19 on Australia is fading but the virus is expected to affect fatality rates for years, a report says.

Tourist bucks weigh in with record economy boost

Travel and tourism will contribute more to Australia’s economy in 2024 than any year on record, according to international forecasts.

Bird flu outbreak sparks mass cull of farmed chickens

Thousands of birds at an egg farm will be culled after a bird flu outbreak as authorities reveal a child is Australia's first case of a deadly global strain.

More nurses, midwives pushed for vaccine mandates

A federal inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic has been told thousands of nurses were very pro-vaccine mandate as they saw it as a first-line of defence.

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