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BRIEFING: Bird flu in Australia - your questions answered

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With eggs in short supply and outbreaks spreading across Aussie farms, bird flu has Australia on edge. Join this online briefing to hear from the experts at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, who can answer your questions about the Australian and global situation. The briefing will discuss what the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has found from its testing so far, how scientists can tell the difference between strains and the three separate outbreaks, and the global role the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness plays in monitoring and surveillance.

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Funder: AusSMC

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From: Australian Science Media Centre

BRIEFING ALERT: Bird flu in Australia - your questions answered

BRIEFING: Mon 15 July at 10:00 AEST ONLINE

With eggs in short supply and outbreaks spreading across Aussie farms, bird flu has Australia on edge. 

Join this online briefing to hear from the experts at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, who can answer your questions about the Australian and global situation. 

The briefing will discuss the following issues:

  • What has the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness found from its testing so far?
  • How can scientists tell the difference between strains and the three separate outbreaks?
  • Where do the outbreaks come from?
  • Why doesn't bird flu devastate wild birds the same way it does poultry farms?
  • The global role the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness plays in monitoring and surveillance

Speakers:

  • Dr Debbie Eagles, Director, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, CSIRO
  • Dr Frank Wong, Senior Research Scientist, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, CSIRO, and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Expert for Avian Influenza

This briefing is on the record and journalists can use the audio and video from the briefing. 

JOIN THE BRIEFING: Login to see the registration link below

Date: Mon 15 July 2024
Start Time: 10:00 am AEST
Duration: Approx 45 min 
Venue: Online - Zoom


Video files will be posted on this page as soon as possible after the event.
For further information, please contact the AusSMC on 08 7120 8666 or email info@smc.org.au.

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