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 ...

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's parliament will be suspended for two weeks over fears that politicians could bring coronavirus from outbreak hotspots to the country's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced ...

More than five million residents of Melbourne will be locked down for six weeks after coronavirus cases surged in Australia's second-biggest city, authorities announced Tuesday. State Premier Daniel ...

More than 300 live virus samples went missing from an Australian state-run laboratory in the province of Queensland in what public health officials have deemed a “major breach” of biosecurity.

A virus tracing back to 1,500-year-old mummies is infecting patients across Australia’s Northern Territory, prompting physicians to call for increased efforts to stop infection spread, CNN reports.