State government prepares emergency plan to combat bird flu in Victoria
Daily Telegraph Australia, Other, 28/09/2024, Jade Gailberger & Mitch Clarke
The state government is preparing an emergency plan to combat a potentially catastrophic avian flu outbreak in Victoria, which is “causing havoc” overseas and could threaten pet dogs and cats. […] Frank Wong, a senior research scientist at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness and an avian influenza expert, said this particular strain had affected millions of wild birds and domestic poultry in every continent except Australia.