Infectious Diseases 2024

Infectious Diseases 2024

H7N8 hits another farm near Sydney

22 June, 2024

A second outbreak of HPAI has been detected at a commercial egg farm in Sydney's Hawkesbury region. Testing by a NSW biosecurity team confirmed that a second farm, also a commercial egg farm located within the locked-down area, had identified cases of the disease. The CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed a positive result for the H7N8 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
The first farm contained 240,000 birds, while the second farm had about 87,000 birds.