04 | Outbreaks: The bird flu
Show notes
It's the incursion we've been dreading. H5N1 bird flu has arrived in Australia.
But this strain circulated the globe for decades before it landed on our shores.
How has the risk to humans changed since the virus emerged? And what aren't we prepared for?
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Guests:
Dr Jarrod HodgsonWildlife biologist, Australian Antarctic Division
Dr Vidya BhardwajResearch scientist in emergency animal disease, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
Professor Kirsty ShortProfessor of Virology, University of Queensland
Dr Jason LombardVeterinary epidemiologist, Colorado State University
Additional audio of Heard Island courtesy of the Australian Antarctic Division.
- Presenter: Belinda Smith
- Producer: Shelby Traynor
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Executive Producer: Petria Ladgrove
- Sound Engineer: Tim Jenkins