Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024

Bird flu detected at Victorian egg farm as authorities test for pathogenic H5N1 strain

Bird flu detected at Victorian egg farm as authorities test for pathogenic H5N1 strain


Bird flu detected at Victorian egg farm as authorities test for pathogenic H5N1 strain
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Bird flu has been detected in Australia but authorities are yet to determine if it is the same highly pathogenic strain that has spread to every other continent, including Antarctica.

The avian influenza virus was detected at an egg farm near Meredith in western Victoria after a number of poultry deaths.

Agriculture Victoria said the property had been placed under quarantine and samples had been taken to the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong to determine the virus subtype.

Australia is currently declared free of all high pathogenicity (HPAI) strains of avian influenza.

A global outbreak of the H5N1 subtype of HPAI has killed millions of wild birds and thousands of mammals on six continents, and devastated commercial bird populations.

It has spread to more than 40 species of mammals, including polar bears, and is widespread among dairy cattle in the United States. But Australia has so far not recorded any cases.

Cooke urged poultry farmers, back yard chook owners and other bird owners to report any unexplained bird deaths to the 24-hour emergency animal disease hotline or to their vet.

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