Local landholders have expressed concern about how ready the region and more widely, Australia, is for a possible outbreak of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus.
There are various different avian flu strains already in Australia, however none are as dangerous as the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b.
A recent report on ABC Television’s current affairs program 7.30 revealed the risk to Australia has increased...