Algeria reports H5N1 avian influenza outbreak on farm
The virus killed 35,800 birds on a farm
8 October 2022
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By: Algeria has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm in the northern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday, according to Reuters.
The virus killed 35,800 birds on a farm in the district of Medea, south of Algiers, with the remaining 1,700 birds in the flock slaughtered, WOAH said, citing a report from Algerian sanitary authorities.
