Italy has had five outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu in ranches the central and northern parts of the nation since the begin of the month and around 880,000 chickens, ducks and turkeys will be culled, authorities said on Wednesday.
The greatest outbreak of the H5N8 infection, which prompted the death or murdering of millions of birds in an outbreak in western Europe the previous winter, was at a substantial egg delivering ranch in the region of Ferrara.
The most recent outbreak was affirmed on Oct. 6 and around 853,000 hens are due to be culled by Oct. 17, the IZSV zoological institute said.
Another included 14,000 turkeys in the area of Brescia, which are due to be culled by Oct. 13.
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