Bird Flu 2024 Australian Government. — diagnostic testing at csiro’s australian centre for disease preparedness at geelong in victoria has confirmed it as the highly pathogenic h7n3 strain of avian. Hpai h5 clade 2.3.4.4b is a strain of high pathogenicity avian influenza (hpai) that is being closely monitored by australian authorities due to the potential risk of spread to.
— it is only a matter of time before the highly pathogenic h5n1 bird flu strain reaches australian wildlife, and not only birds are at risk. Avian influenza virus strains are described as low pathogenicity (lpai) or high pathogenicity.