Authorities believe more Australian species than initially thought may be vulnerable to a deadly strain of the bird flu. Reports reveal preparations for H5N1's likely arrival are increasing.

A B.C. teenager who tested positive for bird flu — caused by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza — is now in critical ...

Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...

Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. The ...

Scientists have been worried that H5N1 might spread to pigs, which are considered a "mixing bowl" species for flu viruses ...

3:37 H5N1 avian flu detected in teen “The longer a virus is able to get evolutionary experience with a particular host species, it’s going to continue to adapt to being in that host,” Rasmussen said. ...

And “spillover” infections on farms, where a virus from one species turns up in another, are nothing new. Back in May, H5N1 ...

Following an absence of 15 months, the H5N1 HPAI virus has been detected again in the far west of Asia in the Republic of ...

The campaign is also reaching out to wildlife conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts to raise awareness about the spread of ...