Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (146): Italy, north, poultry, wild, HPAI H5N8, spread

PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (146): Italy, north, poultry, wild, HPAI H5N8, spread

Avian Influenza H5N8 -- ItalyItaly has had 5 outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu in farms in the central and northern parts of the country since the start of the month [October 2017] . About 880 000 chickens, ducks and turkeys will be culled, officials said on [Wed[11 Oct 2017]. The biggest outbreak of the H5N8 virus, which led to the death or killing of millions of birds in an outbreak in western Europe last winter, was at a large egg producing farm in the province of Ferrara.The latest Read more [...]