Bangladesh reports first bird flu outbreak on farm since 2018, WOAH says

FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" words
FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

Bangladesh reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu on a farm since 2018, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, citing local authorities.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has spread around the globe in the past years, including in the United States, leading to the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry.

The outbreak killed 1,900 birds out of flock of 3,978 birds in the district of Jessore. All remaining birds were culled.

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