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PARIS, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Romania and Bulgaria have reported outbreaks of extremely pathogenic avian influenza amongst poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) stated on Friday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn within the lethal illness.
The unfold of avian influenza, generally known as chook flu, has raised issues amongst governments and the poultry business after it ravaged flocks all over the world in recent years, disrupting provide, fuelling increased meals costs and elevating the chance of human transmission.
In Romania, the H5N1 virus was detected in a flock of 120 yard poultry within the village of Tiganesti close to the border with Bulgaria, inflicting the dying of 28 birds, the Paris-based WOAH stated, citing a report from the Romanian authorities.
Bulgaria, in the meantime, reported earlier this week outbreaks of an H5-type chook flu virus on two poultry farms, WOAH stated in a separate discover.
One outbreak in Malko Konare within the Pazardzhik area killed 380 birds out of a flock of 171,911, whereas one other outbreak in Debelets within the area of Veliko Tarnovo killed 5,420 out of 395,045 farm poultry, WOAH stated, quoting particulars from the Bulgarian authorities.
The intergovernmental physique final week reported that Poland, the European Union’s largest poultry producer, had detected H5N1 chook flu virus amongst poultry within the north of the nation.
Reporting by Gus Trompiz
Editing by Chris Reese and Bill Berkrot
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