Iran reports H5N8 bird flu in backyard poultry — OIE

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Five birds died of the virus with the rest of the flock slaughtered. (File photo: Reuters)
  • The virus infected 10 out of a flock of 138 geese, ducks, free-range chickens in the village of Valiran in Tehran

PARIS: Iran has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus among backyard poultry in the north of the country, the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from Iran’s agriculture ministry.
The virus infected 10 out of a flock of 138 geese, ducks, free-range chickens in the village of Valiran in the Tehran region, the report said.
Five birds died of the virus with the rest of the flock slaughtered, it said.

Topics: Iran Bird flu