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"After being detected for the very first time in two seabirds in Western
Australia less than a week ago, the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has also
arrived in a second state – with a case confirmed in South Australia.
For humans – especially those who don’t come into close contact with infected
animals – the risk of getting sick is low. But Australia’s multibillion-dollar
poultry sector is on high alert.
A severe outbreak wouldn’t just mean the possible deaths of millions of birds
(either from the virus itself or due to culls to contain it). It could also
lead to export bans on Australian poultry products and create huge costs for
producers to decontaminate affected farms, despite government support.
It’s important to emphasise that at this stage, H5N1 has not been detected in
any commercial poultry farms or native and endemic wild birds in Australia.
So, how are we preparing to deal with a possible outbreak? And if one happens,
what could it mean at the checkout for the price of chicken, eggs and other
poultry products?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
