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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (120): France (NC) HPAI H5N8, poultry, spread

Avian Influenza H5N8 -- FranceFrance's agriculture ministry confirmed on [Fri 30 Jun 2017] a new case of bird flu on a poultry farm in the northern Brillon region, near the French-Belgian border. "A case of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu was confirmed on [Fri 30 Jun 2017] on a poultry farm in Brillon," the ministry said in a statement.The affected poultry was located 15 km [approx. 9 mi] from a non-commercial farm in Tournai where 11 cases of avian flu have been detected in June [2017], the ministry Read more [...]