Health and Fitness

New Avian Influenza’s Rapid Spread to Europe Threatens Poultry Sector Especially in Low-resourced Countries

FAO and OIE urge at-risk countries to step-up prevention efforts through increased bio-security

Photo: ©Scott Nelson/WPN for FAOSurveillance systems to detect virus outbreaks include laboratory testing.

Rome/Paris –(ENEWSPF)–24 November 2014.  A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant threat to the poultry sector, especially in low-resourced countries situated along the Black Sea and East Atlantic migratory routes of wild birds, FAO and the…

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