澳洲衛生官員在海鳥體內檢測出禽流感後展開監測
Australian health officials monitor avian flu after seabird detection
Updated at: June 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
2026年6月，澳洲錄得其首例高病原性H5N1禽流感本土病例。
In June 2026, Australia recorded its first mainland cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.
該病毒在西澳州埃斯佩蘭斯附近的褐賊鷗及北方巨海燕身上被發現，標誌著這種先前已蔓延至澳洲亞南極領土赫德島的病毒株正式傳入澳洲本土。
The virus, identified in a brown skua and a northern giant petrel near Esperance, Western Australia, marks the arrival of a strain that had previously reached the Australian sub-Antarctic territory of Heard Island.
雖然該病毒在全球導致顯著的野生動物死亡，但澳洲衛生官員強調，對一般大眾的風險仍然很低。
While the virus has caused significant wildlife mortality globally, Australian health officials emphasize that the risk to the general public remains low.
重要的是，這不會對食品安全構成威脅，標準禽肉產品在正確烹調後仍可安全食用。
Importantly, there is no threat to food safety, and standard poultry products like meat and eggs remain safe to consume when cooked properly.
為防止病毒傳播，農業部門已加強生物安全措施。
To prevent the virus from spreading, the agricultural sector has ramped up biosecurity measures.
大型生產商已在設施內實施嚴格封鎖，政府亦對野生動物種群進行嚴謹的監測。
Major producers have implemented strict lockdowns at facilities, while the government is conducting rigorous surveillance of wildlife populations.
專家認為，H5N1病毒株是透過從南冰洋遷徙而來的海鳥傳入。
Experts believe the H5N1 strain arrived via migratory seabirds traveling from the Southern Ocean.
