Latvia reports bird flu in backyard poultry

Date:

Latvia has reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday.

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" words

The outbreak occurred in a flock of 190 backyard poultry birds in the district of Birzgales, Paris-based WOAH said in a notice, citing Latvian authorities.

Also read: Over 1 million registered beneficiaries in six years of GeSY

Featured photo source: wildpixel/iStock/Getty Images Plus.

Source: Reuters

Share post:

Popular

More like this
Related

Workplace fatal accident: 21-year-old crushed by glass panels

A workplace accident in the Paphos district has resulted...

Christodoulides received Order of Friendship in Kazakhstan

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides,...

Meta employee tracking scaled back after backlash

New controls introduced for employees Meta is scaling back its...

Electronic rent payments mandatory from July 2026

The Cyprus Tax Department has reminded the public that...