Bird flu is spreading globally and getting closer to New Zealand. Its arrival may be a matter of when, not if – and the risks are significant.
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Millions of migratory birds are arriving on Australian shores this spring. Any one of them could bring the new, deadly strain known as H5N1. Extra government funding will help us prepare and respond.
The H5N1 virus has infected about 900 people since 2003, and more than half of them died. But so far there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
Migratory birds could bring the lethal bird flu variant that is assailing the rest of the world’s birds.
A deadly strain of bird flu is circulating in animals. So far the virus has been detected in seabirds on islands near Antarctica. What does this mean for wildlife, tourism and research?
New and innovative thinking is needed to deal with the reality on the ground in South Africa.
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Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer, Biological Sciences. Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia
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Senior lecturer, specialist poultry veterinarian, University of Pretoria
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Professor and Webster Family Chair in Viral Pathogenesis, University of Otago
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Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Public Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz