Australia’s Victoria state orders poultry lockdown as H5N1 bird flu cases rise

Mandatory housing order applies to owners of more than 50 birds for initial 14 days as authorities seek to prevent virus from reaching poultry farms

Australia’s Victoria state orders poultry lockdown as H5N1 bird flu cases rise

Mandatory housing order applies to owners of more than 50 birds for initial 14 days as authorities seek to prevent virus from reaching poultry farms

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Australia’s Victoria state orders poultry lockdown as H5N1 bird flu cases rise

Mandatory housing order applies to owners of more than 50 birds for initial 14 days as authorities seek to prevent virus from reaching poultry farms

Australia’s Victoria state orders poultry lockdown as H5N1 bird flu cases rise

Mandatory housing order applies to owners of more than 50 birds for initial 14 days as authorities seek to prevent virus from reaching poultry farms

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