Guidelines to mitigate the risk of HPAI, prepare for, respond to, and recover from an outbreak in wildlife - Version 2.0 2026
The toolbox is intended as a guidance document to assist managers of wildlife populations in Australia develop plans to mitigate the risk of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI).
It aims to:
- enhance early detection of HPAI in wildlife
- enhance biosecurity measures for wildlife managers to reduce the risk of introduction, establishment and spread of HPAI
- reduce the risk to human, animal and environmental health posed by HPAI in wildlife
- prepare wildlife managers for the response to and recovery from an outbreak of HPAI in wildlife.
