Post Reply - H7 flu

Thijs Kuiken
@thijskuiken
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Indeed, amazing:

1) H7N3 in 7 poultry farms in Victoria.

2) H7N9 in 1 poultry farm in Victoria.

3) H7N8 in 2 poultry farms in New South Wales and 2 in Australian Capital Territory.

How to explain 3 separate conversion events from low to high pathogenicity? Or are they linked?
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Ian M Mackay, PhD
@MackayIM
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H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza.
-amazing seeing three different FluAs causing these at once.
https://outbreak.gov.au/current-outbreaks/avian-influenza
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https://www.outbreak.gov.au/current-outbreaks/avian-influenza or https://www.outbreak.gov.au/current-outbreaks/avian-influenza ;
Avian influenza virus strains are described as low pathogenicity (LPAI) or high pathogenicity (HPAI).
Current strains of avian influenza do not appear to transmit easily between humans.
Eggs and chicken meat are safe to eat provided they are handled and cooked according to standard food handling practices.
Detection in Australia
A response to outbreaks of H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) is currently underway on 8 Victorian poultry farms, 2 in New South Wales and one in the ACT.
All infected premises across Victoria, NSW and the ACT have been depopulated.
DJ, So still unclear on how three different types of H7 flu showed up in several parts of Australia (in winter). 