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India reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu: OIE
India reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry research farm in the northeastern state of Bihar, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday.
Published : 16 Feb 2022, 04:41 PM
Updated : 16 Feb 2022, 04:41 PM
The virus killed 787 out of 3,859 birds on the farm in Patna and all of the remaining birds were slaughtered, the Paris-based OIE said, citing a report from India's authorities.
The outbreak started on Jan. 18 and was reported on Feb. 16, according to the report.
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