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Taiwan reports 5 bird flu cases

TAIWAN has reported five bird flu cases in the first two weeks of 2017, with 60,000 fowl culled, the animal and plant inspection authority said on Saturday.

In the latest case, the H5N2 avian flu virus was confirmed on Saturday in a chicken farm in Yunlin county, where 16,632 chicken were killed to prevent further infection.

All the five cases were reported in Yunlin, a major chicken supplier in Taiwan.

The authority demanded farm owners to boost ventilation and sanitation work.

 




 

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