EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 15 MIN
What happens when bird flu hits egg farms?
from ABC News Daily · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
For years Australia managed to avoid it, but the H5 strain of the bird flu virus is now taking hold after the first mass mortality of birds was confirmed this week. So much of our native wildlife is at risk, as well as the commercial poultry and egg farming industries. Today, epidemiologist Raina MacIntyre on how quickly the virus is spreading and why its arrival at poultry, and potentially cattle farms, could have devastating consequences. Featured: Raina MacIntyre, epidemiologist and Professor of Global Biosecurity at the UNSW
Embed this episode
Ready to play
What happens when bird flu hits egg farms?
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.
Similar Podcasts
No similar podcasts found.