A second bird has tested positive to the deadly H5 bird flu in Western Australia, with nine more test results awaited that could trigger the next level of alert.
The country’s biggest poultry producer isn’t taking any chances, sending its farms and production into lockdown as Esperance becomes ground zero in the fight against the virus.
Since Saturday, there have been nearly 60 calls to a dedicated hotline reporting sick or dead birds around the state. If there are more than six confirmed cases, it will trigger the next level of response. #birdflu #avianinfluenza #flu #outbreak #wa
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