Experts have warned another highly contagious strain of bird flu may hit Australia amid the nation's current outbreak.
Experts have warned another highly contagious strain of bird flu is likely to hit Australia as the nation grapples with an outbreak of three different strains.
This comes as there has been three different strains of H7, which is a highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, detected in genetic sequencing at farms across the country. Currently, Australia is the only continent which is yet to detect the H5N1 strain, which has rapidly spread in other parts of the world.The variant is able to cause more significant illness and death in poultry, birds and mammals.The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued a warning on Monday, saying the likelihood of the H5N1 strain spreading to Australia was high compared to other years.
It comes as Australia grapples with an outbreak involving three strains of avian influenza. Picture: Getty.
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