00:00The outbreak is linked to an affected property in New South Wales, with the transfer of the
00:05virus thought to have happened on equipment being sent between facilities.
00:10Biosecurity monitoring began at the affected facility on Monday.
00:13The property processes eggs from interstate, sizing them before distribution and sale.
00:17The property does also contain an egg farm.
00:20An undisclosed number of chickens have already contracted the virus, placing the farm into
00:24quarantine.
00:25National protocols stipulate that all chickens on that property will now be destroyed, and
00:29extensive biosecurity measures undertaken.
00:32The process is expected to take several weeks.
00:35Biosecurity is not no risk.
00:37There is the potential that there could be traces that are going into New South Wales
00:41or elsewhere that will be followed up.
00:44Health authorities say the risk to humans is low.
00:47The virus does not easily transfer from poultry to humans or between humans.
00:51People who keep backyard chickens are being asked to monitor their birds and practice
00:55good hygiene and biosecurity measures.
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