date:Oct 16, 2013
The Department of Primary Industries has reported a case of Avian Influenza (AI), commonly known as bird flu, from a layer egg farm in the Young region of south western NSW.
H7 Avian Influenza has been confirmed in a flock of 400,000 layer hens near Young. This is not the highly pathogenic H5NI strain that has gained worldwide attention nor is it closely related to that strain.
The egg farm has been placed under quarantine and movements on and off the property are being controlled.
The Depar