Bird Flu 2024 Nz. We have strong biosecurity measures in place to prevent hpai entering new zealand through ways that can be managed (such as international flights). During a bird flu epidemic in 2021 and 2022, some.
Planning has been underway at the wild bird hospital and rescue centre for some time should the highly pathogenic avian influenza โ h5n1, or bird flu โ reach new zealand shores. Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in aotearoa new zealand.