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Following the first bird flu 'mass mortality event', join this online briefing to hear directly from the experts at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, who have been conducting testing and genetic analysis on behalf of the government. The experts are ready to answer your burning questions, including:
- What exact strains of the H5 bird flu virus are we seeing in Australia so far?
- What do we know about these strains from watching their behaviour overseas?
- How do scientists know whether South Australia has one single strain spreading locally, or several strains at once?
- Do we know whether this strain is likely to infect mammals or humans?
- How do we know these viruses probably came from Heard Island rather than another location?
- What mutations are ACDP scientists going to be monitoring if H5 bird flu keeps spreading in Australia?
- With how important sequencing is, why can’t it be done faster?
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
- Dr Matt Neave, Team Leader of Sequencing and Agent Characterisation, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, CSIRO
Date: Wednesday 12 August 2026
Start Time: 10:00am AEST
Duration: Approx 45 min
Venue: Online - Zoom
