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  • Ireland: Egg shortage due to low-pathogenic avian influenza of the H6N1 subtype

    Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/egg-shorta...86007-Apr2020/

    Egg shortage in some supermarkets amid bird flu outbreak and increased demand
    Half a million hens have been culled as a result of the outbreak.
    39 minutes ago

    SUPERMARKETS ARE WORKING with suppliers to keep eggs on shelves amid shortages caused by an outbreak of avian flu and a recent increase in demand.

    An outbreak of bird flu in the Co Monaghan area, which is the main source of egg supplies in the Republic of Ireland, has resulted in a drop in egg production of at least 10%.

    Half a million hens have been culled as a result of the outbreak.

    The type of flu in question (low-pathogenic avian influenza of the H6N1 subtype) is not a notifiable disease and has no known public health risk, the Irish Egg Association said...
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