PARIS (Reuters) -Austria reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a goose farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday, as Europe faces a surge in the
Austria Reports Bird Flu Outbreak on Goose Farm, WOAH Confirms
PARIS (Reuters) -Austria reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a goose farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday, as Europe faces a surge in the deadly disease.
The virus was detected in a flock of 645 geese in the town of Steyr, causing the death of 50 birds, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from the Austrian authorities.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide, writing by Gus Trompiz, Editing by Louise Heavens)
