Bird Flu Found in Backyard Chickens in Australia

Published on July 7, 2024

Bird flu has been discovered in backyard chickens at a residential property in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). This is the second case of high pathogenicity avian influenza in the ACT and 12th case in Australia since May. “We received confirmation yesterday of a second detection for avian influenza (H7N8). This second detection is in backyard chickens at a residential property within the quarantine area,” Minister for Environment Parks and Land Management Rebecca Vassarotti said. She added while it was disappointing to detect a second case, it was not unexpected, as it was the “reality of such a highly transmittable virus.”...

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