DPI Victoria update as of January 5.
Situation Analysis
• There has been one new infected property. There is a total of 58 properties in Victoria
where the virus has been confirmed in pigeons that are sick or have died. The properties
are located in the Melbourne suburbs, Shepparton and Cobram. Of those, 40 have now
been resolved. There have been no new cases identified out of Melbourne.
• There have been three more confirmed or suspect cases of Paramyxovirus 1 (PMV1) in
feral pigeons across Melbourne, bringing the total to 36.
• The last confirmed case of PMV1 occurred on 3 January 2012.
• New reports of sickness and death in pigeons continue to be investigated by DPI.
However, most activities are now associated with releasing infected properties from
quarantine and communicating the extension of the ban.
• Natural infection has not been detected in chickens.