AVIAN INFLUENZA (183): EUROPE (BELGIUM) ASIA (SOUTH KOREA) POULTRY,
HPAI H5N1
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Date: Mon 4 Dec 2023
Source: OREANDA-NEWS [abridged, edited] https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/an-outbreak-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-has-been-detected-in-belgium/article1497282/
An outbreak of a new highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian influenza
has occurred at a poultry farm in Belgium. This is reported by Reuters
with reference to data from the World Organization for Animal Health
(WOAH).
The enterprise where the outbreak was discovered is located in the
vicinity of the French border. To prevent [spread of] the epidemic,
specialists had to resort to slaughtering 20 100 birds.