Animal Health
Bird flu detected in cow in Netherlands for first time outside US
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The bird flu virus H5N1 has been detected for the first time outside the US in a cow in the Netherlands. Antibodies against the pathogen were found in the milk of the animal on a farm in the province of Friesland. The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Greifswald confirms that no such case was previously known worldwide.
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The Agricultural and Livestock Service confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a wild bird in the Atacama Region.
Bird flu has been confirmed at a facility with about 28,000 turkeys in Tomelilla municipality in Skåne. The Swedish Board of Agriculture has decided to cull all the animals, which were euthanized over the weekend. The agency has also designated high-risk areas in southern Sweden to protect other poultry flocks.