Australia: H7 avian flu hits young hens - 2nd outbreak

[tetano]

AVIAN influenza (H7) has been confirmed in a flock of 400,000 layer hens near Young, said NSW chief veterinary officer Ian Roth.

Avian influenza in birds does not easily cause disease in humans, according to the Department of Agriculture.

?The results confirm that this virus is the H7 avian influenza strain, NOT the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain that has gained worldwide attention,? Mr Roth said.

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The results were confirmed by the NSW Department of Primary Industries? (DPI) State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute and CSIRO?s Australian Animal Health Laboratory.

There have been over 340 human deaths from H5N1 avian influenza in the world - which has never been reported in Australia - since the virus first emerged in 2003.

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[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-15/bird-flu-outbreak-on-egg-farm-in-young-nsw/5024728


Bird flu outbreak in Young NSW
ABC Rural
Lucy Barbour
Updated 51 minutes ago

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries has confirmed that the outbreak of bird flu on an egg farm at Young, in central west New South Wales, is not the H5N1 strain that is deadly to humans.

Thousands of the farm's chickens could be destroyed following the outbreak of the H7 strain, which is believed to have been discovered late last week.

The infection has already killed 2,000 chickens, but the New South Wales Food Authority says the poultry and eggs remain safe to eat...

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Bird flu hits Australian egg farm

English.news.cn 2013-10-15

SYDNEY, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- A strain of avian flu virus has been found in a flock of 400,000 egg laying chickens at a farm in Australia's New South Wales (NSW), local media reported on Tuesday.

The H7 avian influenza strain was found at a property in the town of Young on Tuesday by the NSW Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories (VDL), according to the Australian Associated Press.

But the VDL stressed it wasn't the highly-pathogenic H5N1 strain.

The property has been quarantined and the remaining hens will be destroyed.

"There is no evidence that eating food from farms that have been affected by avian influenza have ever caused human illness," NSW Food Authority chief scientist Lisa Szabo said in a statement.

Control restrictions have been placed within a 10 kilometer radius of the quarantined egg farm.

 

[Shiloh]

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Another bird flu outbreak near Young
Updated 2 hours 59 minutes ago
ABC Rural
Tony Allan

The NSW Department of Primary Industries says there's been a second outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) near Young, in south-west New South Wales.

It says the outbreak is likely to have been passed on from the first outbreak in the area last week, where culling of 400,000 chickens has just been completed.

Initial testing at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute confirmed the virus earlier today and the infected property has been placed under strict quarantine.

The department says tests are being carried out to try to confirm the origin of the latest incidence, but it's the H7 strain, not the H5N1 strain that's dangerous to humans...

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Australia: H7 avian flu hits young hens - 2nd outbreak

Current situation

Updated: 24 Oct 2013

The Department of Primary Industries is managing a case of H7 Avian Influenza at a second egg farm near Young.
The virus is definitely not the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain that has gained worldwide attention ? nor is it closely related to that strain.
Initial testing at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute confirmed the virus earlier today and the infected property has been placed under strict quarantine.
The second case follows the confirmation of H7 Avian Influenza in a flock of layer hens also near Young, last week.
It is believed that the second case may be linked to the initial facility. Further tracing is underway to determine whether this is the case.
The depopulation of the first infected property has now been completed.
Tracing and surveillance is continuing to investigate any further spread of the virus.
Australia has previously had a small number of outbreaks of Avian Influenza viruses which were all quickly and successfully eradicated.
The NSW Food Authority has confirmed that there are no food safety issues and that poultry and eggs remain safe to eat. More information is available from the NSW Food Authority.
People who notice sick or dead birds should contact their local veterinarian or call the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline 1800 675 888.

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