Australia, Chicken farm in lockdown with suspected bird flu - not H5N1 strain

[Giuseppe]

[Source: ABC, full page: (LINK).]

Chicken farm in lockdown with suspected bird flu



By Michael Condon, Thursday, 15/11/2012


A chicken farm in NSW has been put placed in quarantine due to a suspected case of avian influenza, known as bird flu.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia, Chicken farm in lockdown with suspected bird flu (ABC, November 15 2012)

Hen Farm Quarantined After Bird Flu Suspicion
Submitted by Nimisha Sachdev on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 05:13



The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has quarantined a hen farm in New South Wales. The farm has been closed, as it is being suspected that it might be infected with bird flu.

Authorities concerned said it shall be noted that the flu that is being expected at the farm house is not the same that affects human lives. "The suspected virus is definitely not the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain that has gained worldwide attention - nor is it closely related to that strain", said Ian Roth, who is positioned as NSW Chief Veterinary Officer.
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http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1214471-hen-farm-quarantined-after-bird-flu-suspicion

Bird flu suspected on Hunter farm
AAP | November 15, 2012
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NSW Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson said a decision whether to cull the 50,000 birds would be made once testing had been completed by the CSIRO's Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong.

"The Food Authority and NSW Health have been consulted, and have advised there are no food safety issues," Ms Hodgkinson told parliament.

"Poultry and eggs are safe to eat."
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http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2012/11/15/549487_national-news.html

Maitland area layer hen facility quarantined over suspected bird flu case
news.com.au
November 15, 20124:18PM
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"The suspected virus is definitely not the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain that has gained worldwide attention — nor is it closely related to that strain," NSW chief veterinary Officer Ian Roth told the Maitland Mercury.

"Australia has previously had a small number of outbreaks of Avian Influenza viruses which were all quickly and successfully eradicated.

"The property has been placed under quarantine and … we currently have no evidence to suggest it has [spread]."
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The last known outbreak of bird flu in Australia was in 1997.
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/maitland-area-layer-hen-facility-quarantined-over-suspected-bird-flu-case/story-fndo48ca-1226517556124

Bird flu strain hits NSW farm Save By Ben Cubby Nov. 15, 2012, 1:35 p.m.
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The department said Australia has had five outbreaks of avian influenza in chickens between 1976 and 1997 – three in Victoria and one each in NSW and Queensland.

"All the outbreaks were contained and successfully eradicated with no impact on human health," it said. "They were not caused by the H5N1 strain. They were all from an H7 strain."

The property owners are cooperating with the department over today's apparent outbreak, and the Egg Corporation had been informed, the department said.
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http://www.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/1123467/bird-flu-strain-hits-nsw-farm/?cs=7

[Shiloh]

AU: Suspected bird flu (not H5N1) outbreak hits Maitland

Source: http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/st...itland/?cs=170

Suspected bird flu outbreak hits Maitland
By SAM NORRIS
Nov. 15, 2012, 11:30 a.m.

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has quarantined a layer hen facility understood to be in the Maitland area of the Lower Hunter following a suspect case of Avian Influenza.

Up to 50,000 layer hens stand to be destroyed.

“The suspected virus is definitely not the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain that has gained worldwide attention — nor is it closely related to that strain,” NSW chief veterinary Officer Ian Roth said...

[Shiloh]

Re: Australia, Chicken farm in lockdown with suspected bird flu - not H5N1 strain

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-1...n-farm/4374502

Chicken farm locked down amid bird flu scare
Updated 6 hours 58 minutes ago

A chicken farm in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is in lockdown due to a suspected case of avian influenza.

The Department of Primary Industries says about 50,000 birds will be destroyed after test results confirmed the virus to be the H7 strain, not the H5N1 strain which has gained worldwide attention.

The ABC understands the property is near Hinton.

DPI chief veterinary officer Ian Roth says the virus does not impact humans but is highly pathogenic for birds...