Bird Flu Update 2024. For nearly four months, the spread of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cattle has stoked fears that, if left unchecked, the virus could eventually unleash a pandemic. Agriculture and rural economy directorate.

New zealand must be prepared for the bird flu strain causing concern overseas, public health experts say, as australia confirms its first human case. With the recent detections of the eurasian h5 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai) in wild birds and domestic poultry in the united states, bird.