Over 400,000 chickens have been killed in Victoria Australia to contain a bird flu outbreak that has been detected at 2 farms located at the state’s southwest.
The second farm in Tarang is connected to the site of the first outbreak in Meredith, where the H5N1 strain was first detected on Wednesday this past week.
Both farms share management staff and machinery among themselves, forcing Agriculture Victoria to tighten movement of vehicles and equipment to contain further spread.
There have been some cases of human infections. Here are symptoms you need to look out for:
Bird flu, or avian influenza, in humans can present a range of symptoms that can vary from mild to severe.
Common symptoms include:
- Respiratory Symptoms:
- Fever
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Systemic Symptoms:
- Muscle aches
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Chills
- Gastrointestinal Symptoms:
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Severe Symptoms:
- Eye infections (conjunctivitis)
- Pneumonia
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- Organ failure
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