Avian Influenza -- Australia
Birds on [a free-range egg] farm near Lethbridge [Victoria] have tested positive for H7N7 avian influenza virus. Fowl found to have contracted the virus are being euthanized to stop the spread of the disease. [The farm had 43 000 birds and 21 750 cases of avian influenza, according to the immediate notification of the event to OIE; see . - Mod.TG]
H7N7 is spread from one sick bird to another and mainly affects chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, ostriches, and
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7640343&promed&0
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