Iraq announces bird flu outburst in Salahudin province
Date
1/16/2021 6:20:56 AM
(MENAFN) Bird flu was spotted in the city of Samarra, while Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture affirmed that all defensive procedures were taken to control the spread of the virus, stated Governor of Salahudin province in Iraq on Friday.
Ammar Khalil, governor of the province, stated in a report: "the laboratory tests proved that poultry in Samarra, some 120 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, was infected with bird flu."
According to a report, Khalil stated that around 60,000 chickens were infected with bird flu in the city, asking poultry owners and civilians in Samarra to be watchful in order to fight the virus.
Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture stated in a different report that it had taken all defensive procedures to avoid the spread of the detected H5N8 strain of avian influenza virus to other poultry fields in Salahudin province.
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