Australia - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification

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Source: https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/b...cb87c0ab784276

Third Victorian farm infected with bird flu, authorities

Avian flu, the virus that left supermarket shelves empty in 2024, has spread at a third poultry farm in Victoria this month alone.
Blair Jackson
February 20, 2025 - 6:40PM

A third Victorian farm has been infected with bird flu, less than a month after the state government declared the disease eradicated.

Announced on Thursday, the third farm is close to two other outbreaks detected earlier in February in the northern town of Euroa.

The strain is different to the variant which swept across Victoria, NSW and the ACT in 2024, and different again from a strain wreaking havoc overseas...

....This strain of bird flu is H7N8 high pathogenicity avian influenza....

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Avian influenza (bird flu)

Current situation

Last updated 23 February 2025

H7 avian influenza (bird flu) is confirmed at a third poultry property in northern Victoria. All infected properties are within the control area and under quarantine.

Given the close proximity to existing infected properties, this new detection is not unexpected.

Diagnostic tests confirmed a high pathogenicity strain of H7N8. The tests were done at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong.

This is a new outbreak and not related to the 2024 outbreaks in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The past outbreak was successfully eradicated.

This is not the H5N1 bird flu strain that is impacting other parts of the world.

A restricted area with a radius of about 5 km is in place around the infected properties. This is part of a larger control area in Strathbogie Shire, east of the Goulburn Valley Freeway. The goal is to prevent movements that could spread the virus.
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Restricted and control areas

Areas shown in red on the map below are located in the restricted area.

Areas shown in purple on the map below are located in the control area.


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https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/animal-diseases/poultry-diseases/avian-influenza-bird-flu#h2-0

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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/20...uroa/104979220

Avian influenza detected at fourth poultry farm in Victoria's north east
By Jane McNaughton
ABC Rural
8h ago

Avian influenza has been detected at a fourth poultry farm at Euroa in Victoria's north east.

The new detection of H7N8 bird flu is linked to the ongoing outbreak at Kinross Farms, a major egg producer that supplies supermarkets.

The development comes as egg supplies struggle to meet demand after Australia's largest-ever avian influenza outbreak in 2024.

Kinross Farms managing director Philip Szepe said the free-range farm has 90,000 birds that will be killed to control the spread of the disease at the company's final egg-laying property in the region...

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Avian influenza (bird flu)
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Current situation

Last updated 25 February 2025

H7 avian influenza (bird flu) is confirmed at a fourth poultry property in northern Victoria near Euroa. All infected properties are within the restricted area and under quarantine.

Given the close proximity to existing infected properties, this new detection is not unexpected.

Diagnostic tests confirmed a high pathogenicity strain of H7N8. The tests were done at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong.

This is a new outbreak and not related to the 2024 outbreaks in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory which were successfully eradicated.

This is not the H5N1 bird flu strain that is impacting other parts of the world.

A restricted area with a radius of about 5 km is in place around the infected properties. This is part of a larger control area in Strathbogie Shire, east of the Goulburn Valley Freeway. The goal is to prevent movements that could spread the virus.

Townships impacted include:

• Euroa
• Violet Town
• Longwood
• Ruffy
• Avenel
• Strathbogie.

The control and restricted areas have specific rules.

Producers located within the restricted area with 50 or more birds including poultry need to follow a housing requirement.

Any suspicion of an emergency animal disease (EAD) should be immediately reported to the 24-hour EAD Hotline on 1800 675 888 or to your local vet.

Agriculture Victoria is actively working with property owners. The first two infected properties have finished humane destruction of poultry on site. Work is under way at the third and fourth properties.

Cases of humans in direct contact with animals infected with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses are possible. However, the risk to the public is low. Find out more about avian influenza in humans from the BetterHealth Channel.

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https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/animal-diseases/poultry-diseases/avian-influenza-bird-flu#h2-0

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