The flu has already caused numerous poultry deaths.
The virus has spread to a property in the Terang region and isThe poultry farms have been placed into quarantine in an effort to stop the spread.
It is not the same as the H5N1 strain that is behind recent outbreaks in the US and other parts of the world. "We encourage the community to play their part so we can suppress and eliminate this outbreak," he said.A restricted area of 5km and a control buffer zone of 20km has been set up around the Meredith farm.
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