NSW Farm Hit By First Avian Influenza Outbreak In 11 Years, Prompting Biosecurity Lockdown

NSW Farm Hit By First Avian Influenza Outbreak In 11 Years, Prompting Biosecurity Lockdown

The first case of avian influenza in New South Wales in eleven years has been found at a farm in the Hawkesbury area of Greater Sydney. The H7N8 virus, suspected to have originated from sick wild birds, has sparked emergency biosecurity measures and possible interruptions to the local egg supply. Following the disease’s confirmation on … Read more