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Australia’s recent declaration of being bird flu-free has proved short-lived, with the Victorian Agriculture Department announcing an outbreak at a farm in the state’s north. The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness conducted testing at Geelong, confirming a case of H7N8 strain — which is different to the strain that hit Victorian poultry farms last year.
New bird flu outbreak in Victoria The property has been placed in quarantine and arrangements made to ensure the disease does not spread from the Strathbogie Shire in Victoria’s northeast, the department said. On Thursday, the federal government announced Australia was officially bird flu-free after there had been no detections of H7 avian influenza since July. More than 1.
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