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More than 500,000 chickens from two farms in Meredith and Terang have been culled after detection of H7N3 casesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew restrictions on Victorian poultry and poultry by-products entering the US will have limited impact on the local industry, a peak group says.The order was prompted by an avian influenza outbreak on two farms in Victoria’s south-west operated by Avgo and Surf Coast Eggs Farms. Continue reading
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Bird flu reported in Michigan farm worker is second human case linked with ongoing outbreak
A case of H5 influenza, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, has been reported in a farm worker in Michigan who had regular exposure to infected livestock, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s the second case reported as part of an ongoing outbreak of the virus in birds and cattle across the country and the third bird flu case ever reported in a person in the US. However, health officials emphasized...
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Bird flu virus detected in beef from an ill dairy cow, but USDA says meat remains safe
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation’s food supply and beef remains safe to eat. The department made the announcement Friday. The virus has