Tag Archive for PRO/AH> Influenza A, poultry (02): Belgium, A(H3), low pathogenicity, spread

PRO/AH> Influenza A, poultry (02): Belgium, A(H3), low pathogenicity, spread

Influenza -- BelgiumA poultry farm in Wallonia is the latest affected by the H3 virus, a very mild form of avian influenza currently present in Belgium, according to local media.Since April [2019], dozens of farms have been contaminated in Flanders. The first 2 Walloon cases are located in Libramont and the province of Liege according to the Federal Agency for Food Safety.Infected hens do not die as a direct result, but are more vulnerable and can catch other diseases. It also causes a drop in egg Read more [...]