Around 80,000 chickens will be killed in the Czech Republic due to bird flu, while a first outbreak of infection has been identified in Slovakia, with a virus still actively circulating in Europe via migratory birds.
In the Czech Republic, veterinarians are expected to cull 80,000 chickens infected with bird flu at the farm in Libotenice, about 45 km north of Prague, today. Since late last week, more than 100,000 chickens have been killedon this farm that counted 188,000 poultry before Christmas.
The Czech Republic has recorded 48 outbreaks of bird flu this year, a record number in one year.
Elsewhere in Europe, a small farm in northeastern Slovenia was quarantined today after a first case of bird flu was detected, Slovenian authorities said, underlining that it is the first case of H5N1 disease this year.
Testing was ordered after increased mortality of chickens on a farm near Slovenská Bistica, about 100 km northeast of the capital Ljubljana.
France has recently identified outbreaks of bird flu in its southwest, while Britain said earlier this month it had killed around half a million chickens this year as part of its biggest ever bird flu outbreak.
Belgium and the Netherlands have also imposed poultry restriction measures in recent months after outbreaks of the disease were identified.
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