An overview of avian influenza in the context of the Australian commercial poultry industry

Angela Scott; Marta Hernandez-Jover; Peter Groves; Jenny-Ann Toribio

doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100139

An overview of avian influenza in the context of the Australian commercial poultry industry

One Health. 2020 May 11:10:100139. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100139. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Angela Scott¹, Marta Hernandez-Jover², Peter Groves³, Jenny-Ann Toribio³

Affiliations

¹ Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, 33 Flemington St, Glenside 5065, SA, Australia.
² Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Pugsley Place, Charles Sturt University, NSW 2650, Australia.
³ The University of Sydney, c15/335 Werombi Rd, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia.

Abstract

From 1976 Australia has experienced seven highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in poultry farms and there have been a total of 16 confirmed low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) cases in poultry in Australia at the time of writing. This paper describes all past LPAI and HPAI detections in Australian poultry and reviews avian influenza risk in the Australian commercial chicken industry. The factors that influence this risk are also discussed; notably the nomadic nature of Australian waterfowl, the increasing demand of free range poultry egg and meat production in Australia, and biosecurity practices implemented across farms including farm separations.

Keywords: Australia; Avian influenza; Chicken; Poultry; Risk.

Publication types

Review