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Is avian influenza (bird flu) in Western Australia?

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Is avian influenza (bird flu) in Western Australia?

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No. There are no reports of avian influenza (bird flu) either in birds or humans in Western Australia or elsewhere in Australia. Different strains of the disease have caused outbreaks in poultry flocks in Australia in the past and have been eradicated successfully. The last reported outbreak was in Tamworth, NSW in 1997. Prior outbreaks occurred in commercial poultry farms in Victoria (1976, 1985 and 1992) and in Queensland (1994).