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 ...

Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria appears to be curbing a virus outbreak after a week of tougher restrictions, authorities said Wednesday, with new cases falling in recent days even as ...

Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. For ...

SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said on Thursday. The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat ...