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Australia's government said on Sunday it would spend an extra 95 million Australian dollars ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird and mammal populations worldwide but not yet reached the island continent.


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Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat

Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating vulnerable species and war-gaming response plans.

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Australia has spent almost $100 million on vaccines and testing to protect against the looming arrival of a new deadly strain of bird flu, H5N1.

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Australia

Major vaccine cash boost amid fears of new deadly strain of bird flu

Biosecurity, environmental funding for protected native species and a top-up of the national stockpile of flu vaccines are part of preparations for the arrival of H5N1 to Australia.

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Labor sets out $95 million to combat potential arrival of deadly bird flu strain H5N1

Australia is the only continent yet to detect the highly pathogenic strain which has caused havoc across the globe.

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$95m bid to safeguard Aus against bird flu

Earlier this year, Australia dealt with three parallel outbreaks of bird flu. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Australia commits $84 million to protect against looming bird flu threat

Oceania is the last region free of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds since emerging in 2020.

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Australia commits $64 million to protect against looming bird flu threat

T﻿he Australian government has announced $95 million in measures to combat the looming arrival of a deadly strain of bird flu in the country.Australia is the only continent free of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, but farmers have been urged to prepare for it striking here.The Albanese government overnight announced it was spending the additional funding on a range of biosecurity and environmental measures to reduce the impacts of the disease…

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Australia spends nearly $100 million to protect against deadly bird flu

Extra funds have been announced to “prepare and protect” Australia from a deadly strain of bird flu. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) By Andrew Brown and  Caitlin Powell in Canberra It’s a case of when, not if, a deadly bird flu pandemic arrives in Australia, the country’s top medical expert is warning, as almost $100 million is allocated to deal with an outbreak. The federal government will spend $95 million preparing for the H5N1 strain of bird flu…

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Warning sounded on 'inevitable' bird flu pandemic

Australia commits $64 mln to protect against avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has not yet reached the continent

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Australia commits $64 mln to protect against avian influenza

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government said on Sunday it would spend an extra A$95 million ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird and mammal populations worldwide but not yet reached the island continent. Oceania is the last region of the world free of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza that has killed hundreds of millions of birds and tens of thousands of mammals since appearing in…

Australia commits $64 million to protect against looming bird flu threat

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