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Cautious relief after nation wipes out bird flu strain

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A deadly bird flu strain has been eradicated from Australian shores, but egg farmers aren't feeling a blanket sense of relief.

More than 1.8 million birds were killed in a quest to rid the nation of the disease after Victoria, NSW and the ACT experienced outbreaks.

But each instance has been carefully eradicated and with no new detections since July, the federal government has announced Australi...


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