§ Media briefing 11 am, Monday, 15 September, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney – join online here (organised by the Australian Science Media Centre)
§ Parliamentary forum, Tuesday, 16 September, Australian Parliament House, Canberra – an overview will be available online a few days after the event.
Resources:
Media release
Factsheets on:
Chikungunya
Hendra/Nipah virus
Bluetongue
The Biosecurity Risk [...]
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We’ve prepared a media release and feature for the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre.
Here’s the feature. The shorter media release is here.
Photos are also available.
Lessons for Australia: A biosecurity year in review
Equine ‘flu brought biosecurity into focus in 2007. But it wasn’t the only issue. Around the world there were a host [...]
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A biosecurity year in review
The equine ‘flu outbreak was a reminder to all Australians that our health and our livelihood continue to be at risk from emergency disease outbreaks.
Avian flu continued its spread into people in Asia. And England’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak reminded us of the $10 billion threat foot-and-mouth poses to our livestock and [...]
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