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avian influenza

What goes into making our seasonal flu jab? – Expert Q+A

What goes into making our seasonal flu jab? – Expert Q+A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 May 2025

How are the eggs to make traditional seasonal flu vaccines procured and kept safe from other pathogens, like avian influenza? […]

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What’s the difference between NZ’s bird flu and overseas strains? – Expert Q&A

What’s the difference between NZ’s bird flu and overseas strains? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 11 December 2024

Several strains of highly pathogenic bird flu have been found around the globe, and now in New Zealand. The virus […]

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Bird flu found on egg farm in Otago – Expert Reaction

Bird flu found on egg farm in Otago – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 December 202402 December 2024

A ‘high pathogenic’ type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend. The Ministry for […]

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What could bird flu mean for our wildlife? – Expert Reaction

What could bird flu mean for our wildlife? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 November 2024

New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting […]

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Avian flu’s spread to remote Antarctic islands – Expert Reaction

Avian flu’s spread to remote Antarctic islands – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 2024

New research has detailed the extent of how the highly pathogenic avian flu virus H5N1 rapidly spread into wildlife on […]

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NZ’s wild birds have been safe from severe bird flu so far – Expert Reaction

NZ’s wild birds have been safe from severe bird flu so far – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 June 202412 June 2024

Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in Aotearoa New Zealand. […]

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Bird flu arrives in Australia – Expert Reaction

Bird flu arrives in Australia – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 May 202424 May 2024

Two bird flu incursions have hit the Australian state of Victoria. Avian influenza has been detected on an egg farm in Victoria’s […]

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Avian influenza in US dairy cows – Expert Reaction

Avian influenza in US dairy cows – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 May 202408 May 2024

Overnight, the World Health Organization hosted a webinar on the public health risk of avian influenza (H5N1) recently detected in dairy cattle in the […]

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Bird flu arrives in mainland Antarctica – Expert Reaction

Bird flu arrives in mainland Antarctica – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 February 202428 February 2024

The H5N1 virus continues its global spread, having recently been found for the first time ever in mainland Antarctica. Avian […]

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Deadly bird flu outbreaks are starting in new places – Expert Reaction

Deadly bird flu outbreaks are starting in new places – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 October 2023

Deadly bird flu virus outbreaks are now starting in places outside Asia, including in Europe and Africa, suggesting a shift […]

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