Outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza outbreak at a chicken farm in Saudi Arabia
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Last Update: 2020-07-07
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Agriculture announced on the 14th,the capital Riyadh, about 150 kilometers south of a chicken farm in the recent outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza outbreak,authorities have so far culled about 50,000 poultryAbout 1
,500 poultry have died in thechicken farm, and testsconfirmed they were infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, a statement from the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture said in a statementAn investigation is under way to determine the source of the virusthe statement,no human cases of bird flu have been detected in Saudi ArabiaAbout 50,000 poultry have been culled at the chicken farm, and the health department has disinfected the farmAuthorities then conducted an inspection of the 5 km area around the chicken farm, but found no abnormal bird deathsSaudi Arabia has imposed a total ban on live poultry imports since an outbreak of bird flu in the Eastern Saudi Dammam region in March
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