French scientists say the H5N1 strain of avian influenza travelled more than 5,000 kilometres from South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean to the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the ...

U.S. egg prices have surged over 65% due to a devastating bird flu outbreak, forcing the Trump administration to import ...

CAPE TOWN – A fast spreading form of bird flu is devastating colonies where almost half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed on a remote island group halfway between South Africa and ...

The scavenger brown skuas populations on Bird Island, South Georgia Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South Georgia. In response ...

The department of forestry, fisheries and environment has confirmed the presence of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus on South Africa’s sub-Antarctic territory of Marion ...

Experts warn that South Africa is on the brink of an avian influenza disaster, urging the government to act swiftly to ...

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of penguins and other seabirds ...

A new expedition offers insights on the deadly virus’ impact in the region Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent An Antarctic skua, one of the birds hardest hit by avian flu in the region. Peter ...

The discovery of silent H5N1 infections in unexpected populations, the emergence of new variants, and its potential to evolve into a human-to-human transmissible virus necessitates immediate and ...

There is evidence to suggest that some birds have been exposed to HPAI over this season and have developed antibodies On Thursday 2 May the Wildlife Disease Response Group, which includes ...