The Victorian Health Department is encouraging people to take the seasonal flu vaccine after the first Australian case of bird flu was discovered in the state.
A human case of avian influenza, known as H5N1 infection, was detected in a child in India who fell ill in March 2024.
Authorities found the virus in extra testing of positive flu samples as part of Victoria’s “surveillance system” for the disease. However, contact tracing has not detected any additional cases of bird flu connected to the case.
Victoria’s chief health officer Clare Looker, who issued the health advisory, said there is no evidence of transmission in Victoria, and the chance of more human cases is very low....
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