Australia is asking New Zealand for advice on the threat of bird flu

Australia is asking New Zealand for advice on how to deal with the “unprecedented threat” of an explosion of a dangerous strain of bird flu. So far, both countries and the entire Pacific region have been spared the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has caused death, disease and reduced egg production in millions … Read more

Breakthrough in the fight against a global health threat

A world-first computer model that can predict when a bacterial infection will no longer respond to treatment could provide much-needed support in the fight against one of the greatest global health threats. In 2019, around 1.27 million deaths were attributed to antibiotic resistance, which occurs when bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi no longer respond to … Read more