The New South Wales government says it is working with the Australian Capital Territory government after a suspected case of bird flu was detected at an egg production site in Canberra.
The detection was linked to a confirmed avian influenza infection at a farm in the Hawkesbury region last Wednesday, NSW agriculture minister Tara Moriarty said in a statement.
The NSW government has offered assistance to the ACT environment minister, Rebecca Vassarotti, in dealing with the issue.
The statement said avian influenza was not a food safety concern and that it was safe to eat poultry meat and eggs after proper handling and cooking.
“I would like to reassure the Canberra community that the avian influenza virus is a low risk to the public. Transmission to humans is very rare and unlikely, unless there is direct and close contact with sick birds,” Vassarotti said in a statement.
The ACT located commercial egg farm has been locked down with no products, eggs, and machinery allowed in or out, and the hens on the site would be disposed of.
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