Bird flu virus confirmed in six European countries

‘The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) says six European countries have so far been hit by an outbreak of avian flu, an infectious bird disease which could threaten poultry there.
The OIE said on Thursday that a severe strain of avian flu was reported in Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.
Official veterinary reports posted on the OIE website showed the H5N8 virus was found this week in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein on 58 tufted ducks, a great black-backed gull and a coot. A similar outbreak in Switzerland occurred in ducks.’
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