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Avian influenza case detected at Canberra farm, ACT government confirms
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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6/28/2024
An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed at a commercial chicken farm in the ACT. Biosecurity measures are now in place at the property, but health authorities say the risk to humans is low and it is still safe to eat chicken meat and eggs.
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Bird flu has arrived in the capital.
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Avian influenza H7N8 strain.
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The virus was transferred from an affected property in New South Wales to an egg farm
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in the ACT with an undisclosed number of birds.
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All the birds will eventually suffer from this particular disease so it becomes a significant
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animal welfare and therefore all birds will require depopulation.
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The affected property is also a processing facility that sizes eggs from interstate before
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distribution and sale.
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Contaminated equipment used to transport eggs is thought to have transferred the virus.
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Though deadly to chickens, the danger for humans is minimal.
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The risk of transmission from an infected chicken to a human is very low.
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If there was a human who was infected, the risk of them then sharing that with any other
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humans is also very low.
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With the ACT property now in quarantine, tracing will establish if the virus has spread
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back into New South Wales.
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Any equipment, trucks, anything that has gone out of the particular property, there will
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be tracing in place.
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People who keep backyard chickens are advised to monitor their birds and practice good biosecurity
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measures.
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Meanwhile, the government says there is no food safety issue associated with the outbreak.
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It is safe to eat properly handled and cooked poultry, meat, eggs and egg products.
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Biosecurity measures have been increased at other commercial egg farms in the territory.
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