A extremely contagious and lethal fowl flu is at present sweeping the world – so does New Zealand have to be higher ready for its potential arrival? While New Zealand is seen as being at a low danger of getting fowl flu arrive on our shores there’s a concern the 1000’s of migratory birds which arrive right here annually may convey it with them. Nigel French professor of infectious illness epidemiology and public well being at Massey University joins Nights to elucidate what we are able to do to be higher ready.

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