Philippines confirms H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in backyard poultry.

The Philippine government confirmed a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in backyard poultry in Oriental Mindoro province, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported last Friday (10). According to the report sent by Philippine authorities to WOAH, the virus was detected in a flock of 39 domestic birds in the city of Capalan, Oriental Mindoro municipality. As a containment measure, all birds were preventively culled to prevent the spread of the disease.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.