Western Australia’s multimillion-dollar poultry and agricultural industries are fearing the worst after testing confirmed a deadly strain of bird flu had breached the nation’s borders.
The deadly strain of bird flu that arrived in Australia for the time last week has already caused the deaths of millions of birds and mammals around the world.
A second bird has been confirmed as having the deadly H5N1 virus that has sparked fears that WA’s wildlife and poultry industry could be decimated.
One of the nation’s major poultry producer Inghams has locked down its WA operations after H5N1 avian influenza was detected in two wild birds in Esperance.
Experts are sounding the alarm after a highly contagious strain of the deadly disease was detected on the Australian mainland.
Experts are sounding the alarm after a highly contagious strain of the deadly disease was detected on the Australian mainland.
The association has cancelled a poultry show planned for July and is urging owners to restrict bird movements and reduce contact with wild birds.