7,000+ Birds killed due to avian flu in Hunan, China

H5N6 Alert

A new outbreak of H5N6 high-path avian flu has been reported at a farm in Hunan province.
 
The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No.5 dated 6 February to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
 
According to that report, there was a new outbreak of H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in the Heshan district of Yiyang city in Hunan province.
 
Starting on 2 February, a total of around 3,400 birds showed symptoms; 2,600 died and the remaining 4,876 were destroyed.
 
The type of bird was not identified in the report.
Courtesy of The Poultry Site

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