Australia: Avian influenza virus has been confirmed at a second Victorian poultry farm

The property is located in the Terang region and is linked to the property at Meredith where the H7N3 high pathogenicity strain of avian influenza virus has resulted in numerous poultry deaths.

Control Orders are in place restricting the movement of poultry, poultry products, equipment and vehicles on or off properties in designated areas around the two infected premises. These include:

A Restricted Area covering a 5 km radius around the Meredith farm with a broader Control Area buffer zone covering an area of 20 km.
A Restricted Area covering a 1.5 km radius around the Terang farm with a broader control Area buffer zone covering an area of 15 km.