A fourth case of highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in Victoria, leading to a farm being placed in quarantine.
Tests have identified the H7N3 strain of avian influenza at a poultry farm within the Golden Plains Shire, west of Melbourne.
Bird Flu (H7N3) Detected at Fourth Victorian Farm
This comes amid the first death of H5N2 influenza virus globally, detected in a 59-year-old from Mexico.
A test tube labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs in a picture illustration on Jan. 14, 2023. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
