Bird flu detected at egg farm in Sydney’s Hawkesbury

Avian influenza virus identified as H7N8 strain - different from outbreaks of H7N3 and H7N9 first detected in Victoria a month ago

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Avian influenza has been detected at an egg farm on the northern fringes of Greater Sydney, the first time the virus has been found in New South Wales in 11 years.

The virus at the farm in Hawkesbury was identified as the H7N8 strain - different from the outbreaks of the H7N3 and H7N9 strains first detected in Victoria one month ago.