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Participants dosed with the vaccine will be tested for their response to ‘pre-pandemic avian influenza strain H7N9.’
Preparation have begun as Australia enters migration season.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is concerned avian influenza could present an extinction risk to some birds.
Australian Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said Australia ‘cannot rest on our laurels.’
There is no evidence showing the virus can be transmitted via properly cooked chicken and eggs, according to Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
‘It is not a matter of ’if‘ but ’when‘ the next pandemic occurs,’ the New Zealand COVID-19 Royal Commission inquiry chair said.
The duck farm, which is in the current Restricted Area, produces commercial eggs and meat.
‘This is the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza in Australia.’
A recent study revealed that human isolates of the H3N8 virus can be transmitted through the air among ferrets.
