PHCC: NZ’s First Case Of Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu - Need To Strengthen Surveillance And Awareness
“NZ is fortunate to, so far, remain free of the HPAI H5N1 lineage currently sweeping the world. However the current H7 outbreak serves as a timely reminder of the disruption viral emergence events can cause to agriculture, as well as public and animal health,” says University of Otago virologist Prof Jemma Geoghegan.