Canberra bird owners are "trying not to panic" as the first cases of a deadly strain of avian flu are reported in Western Australia and South Australia.
Several wild sea birds have tested positive to the deadly H5 strain of avian flu in the past month, the first time the strain has been detected in Australia.
The Canberra Queanbeyan Poultry Club secretary Kerrie Moore-Thistleton, who owns about 80 exhibition birds, said many fowl owners were on edge as more flu cases were reported in western states.
