Bird Flu 2024 Nz. New zealand has recorded its first case of highly pathogenic bird flu, with 80,000 chickens on an otago farm now set to be culled in efforts to try and stop the spread. Need to strengthen surveillance and awareness;
Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in aotearoa new zealand. New zealand has recorded its first case of highly pathogenic bird flu, with 80,000 chickens on an otago farm now set to be culled in efforts to try and stop the spread.