04 | Outbreaks: The bird flu

It's the incursion we've been dreading. H5N1 bird flu has arrived in Australia.

But this strain circulated the globe for decades before it landed on our shores.

How has the risk to humans changed since the virus emerged? And what aren't we prepared for?

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Guests:

Dr Jarrod Hodgson

Wildlife biologist, Australian Antarctic Division

Dr Vidya Bhardwaj

Research scientist in emergency animal disease, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness

Professor Kirsty Short

Professor of Virology, University of Queensland

Dr Jason Lombard