Despite the Melbourne scare, Griffin said the risk to Australia remains low. When asked whether Australia should follow the US in restricting entry from impacted African nations, Griffin said such ...

Passengers have started disembarking from a luxury cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak killed three people. A group of Australians will be among the last to leave, as they wait for a ...

Australian officials did report missing virus samples in 2024, but a later investigation found incomplete lab records were likely to blame.

Health authorities in the Northern Territory have issued warnings for residents and visitors to avoid mosquito bites after ...

By Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - Australia will charter a flight to evacuate its citizens from a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus ...

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns about a surge in the number of cases of a mosquito-borne viral infection called chikungunya. Between August 2024 and May 2025, more than ...

Australia is keeping a close watch on the Nipah virus outbreak in India, even though the virus has never been detected in the country. The outbreak in West Bengal has already claimed at least two ...

Scientists at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have identified a new virus in Australian flying foxes, a discovery that strengthens Australia's preparedness against emerging infectious ...