The funding comes after two outbreaks of Avian Influenza were recorded in Greater Sydney. PHOTO: pixabay
The federal government has committed nearly $7 million to detect and respond to the H5 strain of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI).
The strain is deadly for chickens and wild mammals and is not the same as the H7 strain causing the current outbreaks in Australia.
$2.2 million will go towards the Wildlife Health Australia One Health Surveillance Initiative, while $1.1 million will extend the National Avian Influenza Wild Bird Surveillance Program for another four years…