Outbreaks of different strains of avian influenza have
occurred previously in Australia. However, there have been
no recent reports of avian influenza in Australian birds and
there are no reports of Australian people with H5N1 virus
infection. There is surveillance for the illegal importation
of birds or bird products at Australian borders.
Human infection with avian influenza must be notified to
the local public health unit. Should suspected human cases
occur in NSW, the local public health unit would work
with the patient, the treating doctors, and the laboratory to
confirm the diagnosis. Suspected cases would be isolated
from others to prevent further infections. Close contacts of
these cases who may have been exposed to the virus will
be given information about the risk of infection. Should
these people also develop symptoms, they would also be
isolated and tested for avian influenza.
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