Workers conducted the grim task of killing an estimated 400,000 chickens on Thursday to halt the spread of the deadly avian flu near the small Victorian town of Meredith.
As busloads of workers arrived at the property, donning hazmat suits and masks under the supervision of Agriculture Victoria officials, vehicles delivered dozens of large gas canisters. The H7N3 strain of avian flu is different from the virulent strain of H5N1, which has been ripping through wildlife populations on every continent except Australia.Victoria’s Chief Veterinarian Graeme Cooke said the strain of the avian influenza virus detected near Meredith was H7N3, a different strain from the H5N1 strain that has ravaged bird and mammal populations in the United States and elsewhere.
“Australia is well practiced in responding to disease incidents in poultry and has successfully responded to eight outbreaks of HPAI in poultry since 1976.
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