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Belgium - More measures after the first infection of bird flu in wild birds - H5N8 - November 2020

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  • Belgium - More measures after the first infection of bird flu in wild birds - H5N8 - November 2020

    On November 13, 2020, the first infections of the H5N8 bird flu virus in 3 wild birds were detected in a bird rescue center (VOC) in Ostend. Unfortunately, this news confirms that the avian flu virus, which the FASFC warned at the end of October, is now also present in wild birds in Belgium. Additional measures are imposed.

    Three wild birds staying in a bird sanctuary in Ostend tested positive for the virus H5N8. The infections were confirmed by Sciensano on Friday, November 13.
    Op 13 november 2020 werden in een vogelopvangcentrum (VOC) in Oostende de eerste besmettingen van het H5N8 vogelgriepvirus vastgesteld bij 3 wilde vogels. Helaas bevestigt dit nieuws dat het vogelgriepvirus, waarvoor het FAVV eind oktober waarschuwde, nu ook in Belgi? aanwezig is bij wilde vogels. Er worden extra maatregelen opgelegd.
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