The bird flu detected at a Victorian egg farm is not the strain currently causing havoc around the world, but experts have warned Australia cannot be complacent.
is not the strain currently causing havoc around the world, but experts have warned Australia cannot be complacent.
Movement controls around the farm are in place, and contact tracing is also underway to find the source of the infection. While H5N1 has not been detected in Australian birds, a returned overseas traveller in Victoria was yesterday confirmed to be carrying the virus,The child has since recovered and there was no evidence of person-to-person transmission from the case.
"From a human health perspective, it is vital to terminate this outbreak as soon as possible, otherwise more infections give the virus more opportunities to mutate," he said.
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