Iraq reports avian influenza outbreak on poultry farm
24,060 out of 158,000 birds were affected
3 June 2022
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By: Iraq has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza on a farm southeast of Baghdad, reported Reuters, citing a report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on Friday.
The outbreak last month at the poultry farm in the province of Wasit killed 24,060 birds out of a flock of 158,000, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from its Iraqi delegate.
