Bird Flu 2024 Nz News. Scientists are collecting environmental samples, such as bird faeces, in a research project aimed at understanding how and where avian influenza and other viruses could impact. New zealand must be prepared for the bird flu strain causing concern overseas, public health experts say, as australia confirms its first human case.
Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in aotearoa new zealand. A pelican suspected to have died from h5n1 avian influenza, at puerto piritu.