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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.
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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.
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 […]
Animal Health Australia (AHA) representatives and I had a productive week in Rockhampton for Beef Week – a huge event that only takes place every three years. It was a great opportunity to meet with many of our members and stakeholders. See our pop out below about Beef Week with some great photos from the […]
It’s been a year since the National Biosecurity Response Team (NBRT) Cadet program launched its first workshop, and what a year it has been! Since its official launch, this initiative has been making strides in equipping participants nation-wide with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle biosecurity emergencies head-on. The NBRT Cadet team has been […]
NAMP Zone Change The National Arbovirus Monitoring Program (NAMP) monitors the distribution of transmission and occurrence of bluetongue virus (BTV), Akabane virus and Bovine ephemeral fever virus and their insect vectors. This is done by testing cattle in sentinel and serosurveillance herds and insect trapping. The publicly available Bluetongue Virus Zone Map is based on […]
Thank you to all of our member representatives who were able to join us for our March Member Engagement Week activities. It was great to have such broad representation from our membership, enabling a forum that brought both a diversity of views and strong collaboration on key issues. We are already planning for our next […]
CEO Update Already summer has drawn to a close – the Animal Health Australia (AHA) team in the office had a lovely end-of-summer BBQ to mark its farewell, and Canberra is getting a little chilly in the evenings and mornings. If you’re heading here for Member Engagement Week, be sure to bring a light jumper […]
Already summer has drawn to a close – the Animal Health Australia (AHA) team in the office had a lovely end-of-summer BBQ to mark its farewell, and Canberra is getting a little chilly in the evenings and mornings. If you’re heading here for Member Engagement Week, be sure to bring a light jumper or jacket! […]
Animal Health Australia along with Plant Health Australia through the Farm Biosecurity program are supporting Dr Regan Lynch to achieve her research aspirations through the Nuffield scholarship. Nuffield offers the opportunity for those involved within the agricultural sector in Australia to experience farming across the world to further develop in their chosen field. Regan is […]
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