Avian flu hits Tainan chicken farm, 10,820 birds culled
2018/04/16 21:50:06
Taipei, April 16 (CNA) A total of 10,820 chickens on a farm in Tainan were culled after it was confirmed to be infected with the highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus, the city's Animal Health Inspection and Protection Office said Monday.
Samples taken on April 2 from a free-range poultry farm in Guiren District were confirmed to be infected with this subtype of the avian flu virus, the office's Deputy Director Chuang Wei-chao (莊惟超) said.
The culling on Monday also marked the third time Tainan has been hit by the disease this year, Chuang said.
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2018/04/16 21:50:06
Taipei, April 16 (CNA) A total of 10,820 chickens on a farm in Tainan were culled after it was confirmed to be infected with the highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus, the city's Animal Health Inspection and Protection Office said Monday.
Samples taken on April 2 from a free-range poultry farm in Guiren District were confirmed to be infected with this subtype of the avian flu virus, the office's Deputy Director Chuang Wei-chao (莊惟超) said.
The culling on Monday also marked the third time Tainan has been hit by the disease this year, Chuang said.
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