BIRD flu or avian influenza has been detected on an egg farm in Victoria's west, according to Agriculture Victoria.
Testing has revealed the strain to be H7N7.
The property has been placed into quarantine and Agriculture Victoria staff are on the ground to support the business and investigate further.
While experts are relieved that this strain is not the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain that is being detected overseas, poultry keepers are urged to monitor their birds carefully.
Infectious diseases expert A/ Prof Sanjaya Senanayake said while the infection is "not good news, H7N7 to this point has only been associated with sporadic cases of bird flu".
He also emphasised the need for Australia's Centre for Disease Control to be fully resourced.
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