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Avian influenza — on 13 June 2025, Agriculture Victoria announced that the February 2025 outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H7N8 in northern Victoria had been successfully eradicated.
Animal Health Australia hosted Liaison – Livestock Industry (LLI) training in Adelaide, strengthening South Australia’s emergency animal disease preparedness. Over 20 participants from nine EADRA signatories gained practical skills and insights from experienced responders to ensure industry voices are heard during future EAD responses.
Avian influenza — on 13 June 2025, Agriculture Victoria announced that the February 2025 outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H7N8 in northern Victoria had been successfully eradicated.
Shaping the Future: First Biosecurity Youth Summit This year, the inaugural Biosecurity Youth Summit was hosted alongside the 3rd Australian Biosecurity Symposium. AHA was excited to partner with Biosecurity Queensland on the planning and delivery of the Summit, welcoming 40 high school students from across Queensland to Sea World, where they engaged and immersed themselves […]
Following the resounding success of the 2nd Australian Biosecurity Symposium in 2022, over 430 of the country’s leading innovators and influential players convened on the Gold Coast last week to network, brainstorm and unite under a common purpose to accelerate biosecurity reform. The 3rd Australian Biosecurity Symposium provided an opportunity to share research outcomes, explore […]
Board vacancies – three non-executive director positions With the support of Directors Australia, we are seeking three experienced non-executive directors who meets at least one of the following criteria: In addition to one of the above, experience in technology and data management, providing an understanding of the strategic opportunities regarding technology and data and how […]
I am thrilled to be appointed as the new CEO for Animal Health Australia (AHA) and am looking forward to working with you all, as we deliver positive outcomes to improve Australia’s emergency animal disease preparedness and our biosecurity system. As I said in the AHA media statement, the biosecurity space has never faced more […]
After a highly competitive and comprehensive recruitment process, Animal Health Australia (AHA) has announced Dr Samantha Allan as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), marking a new era for the organisation. Sharon Starick, Chair of the AHA Board has said this appointment comes at a pivotal time for AHA, as we seek to enhance our […]
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Animal Health Australia brings together government and industry to discuss avian influenza preparedness AHA led a government and industry roundtable on preparedness for HPAI, specifically for clade 2.3.4.4b, which has been having a significant impact globally. It should be noted that this clade is currently not in Australia. Representatives from the Australian government, along with […]
I’d like to start by acknowledging the evolving situation of highly pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) in Victoria and now NSW. The frontline workers in these responses are doing an excellent job, and we are very grateful for their efforts. There are currently seven infected properties in Victoria and one in NSW in the Greater Sydney […]
Review of the National Arbovirus Monitoring Program (NAMP) – Request for EOI AHA is seeking expressions of interest from parties with demonstrated expertise in the review of animal health programs to undertake a review of NAMP. AHA has managed the NAMP since 1997, and monitors the distribution of economically important insect-borne viruses of livestock, including […]
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