16,880 chickens killed due to outbreak of avian flu in Changhua, Taiwan

Avian Flu

More than 16,000 chickens on a farm in Chutang Township, Changhua, were culled Saturday due to an outbreak of avian influenza, the county’s Animal Disease Control Center said.
 
The center was notified Friday by the national Animal Health Research Institute that the chickens on the farm were infected with the highly pathogenic H5 subtype virus, the center’s director Tung Meng-chi
(董孟治) said.
 
All 16,880 chickens on the farm were culled Saturday and disinfection was in progress, Tung said.
Courtesy of chinapost.com.tw

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