Bird Flu Attracts $6.9 Million for Surveillance and Potential Vaccines

Australian Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said Australia ‘cannot rest on our laurels.’

Eggs in a carton are seen at a supermarket in Albany, Western Australia, on June 10, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Bird flu surveillance will be ramped up in Australia with $6.9 million (US$4.67 million) in Federal funding. The Australian government revealed that the funding will be allocated for surveillance of and investigation of the potential of avian influenza vaccines.

The investment is the government’s response to the threat of the H5 and H7 strains of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza.