Source: https://www.portugalresident.com/bir...ed-in-portugal
Bird flu detected in Portugal
By
Natasha Donn -
2nd December 2021
A case of bird flu has been detected in a domestic chicken coop in Palmela.
Authorities have ‘actioned methods of control’ (meaning the other birds in the coop will have been destroyed, and domestic animals in surrounding areas checked).
Reports stress there is no evidence that this flu can be transmitted to humans through consumption of eggs or meat.
There are also no large-scale industrial establishments producing poultry in the area.
A statement by the DGAV (general directorate of foodstuff and veterinary medicine) explains the strain of H5N1 virus identified is “highly pathogenic” and will have arrived in Portugal as a result of regular migration of wild birds from Asia and/ or Russia...
Bird flu detected in Portugal
By
Natasha Donn -
2nd December 2021
A case of bird flu has been detected in a domestic chicken coop in Palmela.
Authorities have ‘actioned methods of control’ (meaning the other birds in the coop will have been destroyed, and domestic animals in surrounding areas checked).
Reports stress there is no evidence that this flu can be transmitted to humans through consumption of eggs or meat.
There are also no large-scale industrial establishments producing poultry in the area.
A statement by the DGAV (general directorate of foodstuff and veterinary medicine) explains the strain of H5N1 virus identified is “highly pathogenic” and will have arrived in Portugal as a result of regular migration of wild birds from Asia and/ or Russia...
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