Bird Flu News 2024. 19 july 2024 expert commentary. Australia has recorded its first ever human case of highly pathogenic bird flu, after h5n1 avian influenza was detected in a child travelling home to victoria.
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on tuesday, making it the first. Two different strains of avian influenza โ also known as bird flu โ have been detected in victoria.