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struggle4progress

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Thu Sep 4, 2025, 02:57 PM Thursday

Germany, Portugal face avian influenza outbreaks [View all]

The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported on Wednesday that outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus have struck farms in Germany and Portugal.

The outbreaks have led to the deaths of more than 1,000 poultry across the affected farm, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

On Sept. 1, an outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu occurred at a farm in Hadenfeld, northern Germany, affecting 2,800 laying hens. Of these, 100 died, and the rest were culled.

On Sept. 2, a farm in Samora Correia, near Lisbon, also reported an avian influenza outbreak, affecting over 250,000 fattening ducks, with 1,011 deaths, and the remaining ducks were culled ...

https://news.az/news/germany-portugal-face-avian-influenza-outbreaks

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