Avian Influenza

In reply to the Hon. L.A. HENDERSON ().19 March 2025).

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I am advised:

South Australia participated in the national Exercise Volare in August and September 2024. This was a series of three scenario-based discussions based on a hypothetical detection of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b (further referred to as H5 HPAI) in Australian wildlife in SA's Coorong region.

These exercises aimed to improve preparedness across agriculture, environment, health portfolios and respective stakeholders to manage future HPAI outbreaks, and more specifically to inform the management of H5 HPAI across wildlife, livestock industries and health.