Bird flu hits Australia as egg farm confirms cases of highly contagious disease

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• Birds on farm near Lethbridge have tested positive for H7N7 avian influenza virus
• Birds found to have contracted the disease are killed to stop the spread
• Farm is placed in quarantine as farmers and biosecurity monitor the situation

A free-range egg farm in Victoria has been hit with bird flu. Birds on the farm near Lethbridge have tested positive for H7N7 avian influenza virus.

Fowl found to have contracted the virus are being destroyed to stop the spread of the disease. H7N7 is spread from one sick bird to another and mainly affects chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, ostriches and wild birds.

 

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The state’s Department of Health and Human Services said the H7N7 virus was “not a risk to the public as it rarely affects humans unless there is direct and close contact with sick birds.”