In this episode of Digging Deeper, The News’ Nicola Ceccato takes a look at the misinformation surrounding bird flu.
Following on from the recent outbreaks of the virus on two Euroa poultry farms in the past few weeks, there’s been various dis/misinformation about the virus circulating on social media.
So for this episode, Nicola is looking at what the avian influenza is about and asking some experts in the field the questions that have incited mass confusion online.
She chatted with poultry farmer Bradley McAuliffe, the first farmer to be hit with last year’s strain of bird flu, La Trobe’s Dr Emma Grant who specialises in virus and immune responses, and the CEO of Egg Farmers Australia Melinda Hashimoto on their response and perspective of the situation.
Listen to the full episode below.